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Turkey considering quitting treaty on violence against women: ruling party
By , , ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, party officials said, alarming campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.The officials said the AKP is set to decide by next week whether to withdraw from the deal, just weeks after the vicious murder of a woman by an ex-boyfriend reignited a row over how to curb violence against women.Despite signing the Council of Europe accord in 2011, pledging to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence...…By , , ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, party officials said, alarming campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.The officials said the AKP is set to decide by next week whether to withdraw from the deal, just weeks after the vicious murder of a woman by an ex-boyfriend reignited a row over how to curb violence against women.Despite signing the Council of Europe accord in 2011, pledging to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence...WW…
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