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Istanbul, Mar 27 EFE), (Camera: Erdem Sahin).- Hundreds of women demonstrated Saturday in Instanbul against Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. Turkish President Erdogan pulled Turkey out of the international human rights treaty aiming to protect women from violence. The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was drafted by the Council of Europe in 2011 and signed by 45 European countries and the European Union (EU) to date.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SATURDAY IN ISTANBUL.
Istanbul (Turkey), Jun 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Erdem Sahin) Hundreds of people demonstrated in Istanbul on Saturday to protest against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the international agreement designed to protect women.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Feminist organisations protest against Turkey's withdrawal from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. The 2011 Istanbul Convention, signed by 45 countries and the European Union, requires governments to adopt legislation prosecuting domestic violence and similar abuse as well as marital rape and female genital mutilation. IMAGES
Istanbul (Turkey), March 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu) Turkey is experiencing strong political and financial turbulence after several measures taken by decree by the president, the conservative Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a few days after a summit of the European Council in which normalization of relations with the EU was expected.FOOTAGE OF PROTEST LEADED BY WOMEN.
Istanbul (Turkey), Aug 22 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu) Turkish activists protested this Sunday with banners and launched slogans in solidarity with Afghan women and against the Taliban in front of the Afghan consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.FOOTAGE OF PROTEST IN ISTANBUL.
Istanbul, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Several dozens of women gathered on Friday in Istanbul to show their support for Afghan women and demand international action to protect women and children's rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. (Camera: TOLGA BOZOGLU).SHOT LIST: WOMEN GATHER IN SOLIDARITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND TO PROTEST AGAINST THE TALIBAN, IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY.