On 24 February representatives of state institutions and elected bodies, civil society organisations, frontline professionals and international partners discussed the new report on Armenia’s progress and challenges in ratifying the Istanbul Convention.
Armenia took concrete steps to strengthen prevention of violence against women and domestic violence through reforms aimed at aligning national legislation, policies and practices with the standards of the Council of Europe, namely the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic
The report highlights:
progress achieved in recent years, including on legislative amendments, and in the Criminal Code.
improvements in institutional co-operation,
areas requiring further work.
More details: https://go.coe.int/H6Yx1
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