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Deeply disappointed to read this.
"The Latvian Parliament on Thursday voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty [1] aimed at supporting women who are victims of violence."
Another populist win against the values of the European Union. Putin smiles. Latvia becomes the second country to leave the Istanbul convention. The first country to do that was, ironically, Turkey.
https://www.dw.com/en/latvia-votes-to-exit-treaty-opposing-violence-against-women/a-74564065
@jwildeboer The fight is not over. It looks like the president will return this back to the parliament without signing. And then it will go to our constitutional court, which will also take time. There are folks who think that withdrawal is not so easy, because our republic has committed to follow things like these when it became a member of the EU. https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/29.10.2025-big-demonstration-in-riga-against-istanbul-convention-exit.a620361/
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