The Government is poised to ratify the Istanbul Convention as part of a special cabinet meeting on International Women’s Day, which takes place on Friday. The Istanbul Convention obliges governments to fully address the issue of violence against women, to protect women against all forms of violence and to prosecute perpetrators. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ratify the convention after a Dáil motion on the same issue earlier this week. “We are calling on the Government to ratify this important convention on sexual harassment and violence against women without delay on International Women’s Day this Friday,” she continued. The Istanbul Convention sets out minimum standards for governments to prevent and punish violence against women.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2019 23:03 UTC