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Post: Some EU governments do not care about violence against women

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
This morning there was a debate in the European Parliament’s plenary session about the state play of the Istanbul Convention. One year ago, the...

MEPs call on all EU members to ratify Istanbul Convention

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament on March 13 called on the 11 member states that haven’t ratified the EU Council’s Convention on preventing and combating violence...

Forced sterilisation of women in Europe

TOP STORY Theodoros Benakis -
Between 2010 and 2013, Spanish judges ordered some 400 women to undergo an irreversible sterilisation procedure, arguing it was in their best interests. As reported...

Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the European Parliament adopted a resolution on February 7 calling on the...
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