10 May 2021, 23:00 UTC
Women around the world will participate in today’s Global Day of Action, protesting President Erdoğan s decision to quit the landmark international treaty on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Ten years after it was signed, women are speaking today with one voice to demand that the Turkish authorities reverse a decision that will put the safety of millions of women and girls in peril Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International s Secretary General
The actions - held both online and in person on the 10
th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention - have been organized by women’s and human rights groups worldwide.