Istanbul Convention

E47338

Council of Europe convention human rights treaty international treaty

The Istanbul Convention is a landmark Council of Europe treaty aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, setting comprehensive legal standards for protection, prosecution, and prevention across member states.

Aliases (2)

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence ×1
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe convention → human rights treaty → international treaty →
adoptedBy	Council of Europe →
aimsTo	prevent violence against women → promote integrated policies to combat violence against women and domestic violence → prosecute perpetrators of violence against women and domestic violence → protect victims of domestic violence →
appliesTo	peacetime → situations of armed conflict →
defines	violence against women as a form of discrimination →
enteredIntoForceOn	2014-08-01 →
establishesMonitoringBody	GREVIO →
focusesOn	gender-based violence against women →
fullName	Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence →
geographicalScope	Council of Europe member states →
legalNature	binding international instrument →
monitoredBy	GREVIO →
monitoringBodyFullName	Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence →
obligesStatesTo	collect disaggregated data on violence → ensure shelters for victims of violence → establish 24/7 telephone helplines → provide legal aid to victims → provide support services for victims → train professionals dealing with victims →
openedForSignatureAt	Istanbul →
openedForSignatureOn	2011-05-11 →
openTo	Council of Europe member states → non-member states with invitation →
primaryLanguage	English → French →
prohibits	discrimination in implementation of its provisions →
promotes	substantive equality between women and men →
providesFor	independent monitoring mechanism →
recognizes	violence against women as a human rights violation →
requiresStatePartiesTo	criminalize female genital mutilation → criminalize forced abortion → criminalize forced marriage → criminalize forced sterilisation → criminalize physical violence → criminalize psychological violence → criminalize rape → criminalize sexual violence → criminalize stalking →
setsStandardFor	coordinated policies → prevention of violence → prosecution of offenders → protection of victims →
shortName	Istanbul Convention →
subject	domestic violence → violence against women →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Istanbul Convention ("Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence") →	fullName
Council of Europe →	hasInstrument
Council of Europe →	hasTreaty
Council of Europe →	keyDocument
Council of Europe treaty monitoring system ("Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence") →	monitors
Istanbul Convention →	shortName