{"id":7281,"date":"2025-11-07T18:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=7281"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:37:31","slug":"thousands-protest-eu-member-move-to-exit-domestic-violence-treaty-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/thousands-protest-eu-member-move-to-exit-domestic-violence-treaty-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands protest EU member move to exit domestic violence treaty (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mass march against a bill on leaving the Istanbul Convention has been held in Riga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thousands of people filled the streets of the Latvian capital on Thursday evening to protest legislation that would take the Baltic state out of an international treaty on combating domestic violence.<\/p>\n

Some 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Dome Square at the center of Riga, not far from the parliament building, according to the national police.<\/p>\n

Photos and videos that surfaced on social media showed the space filled with people holding banners and placards against the withdrawal. Several smaller protests were also held in various other locations, according to the police. No incidents were reported.<\/p>\n

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Vakar, 6. novembr\u012b, norisin\u0101j\u0101s protests \u201cNosarg\u0101sim M\u0101ti Latviju\u201d pret izst\u0101\u0161anos no Stambulas konvencijas. Uz protestu R\u012bg\u0101, Doma laukum\u0101 p\u0113c policijas apl\u0113s\u0113m bija sapulc\u0113ju\u0161ies aptuveni 10 t\u016bksto\u0161i cilv\u0113ku. Citviet protestos bija sapulc\u0113ju\u0161ies no da\u017eiem desmitiem l\u012bdz 600\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/PtnqQrmCs2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) November 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last week, the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, voted to withdraw from the treaty, but the bill was returned for reconsideration by President Edgars Rinkevics on Monday. The Council of Europe Convention, also known as the Istanbul Convention, defines violence against women as a violation of human rights. It is meant to standardize the domestic legislation of its signatories to address various forms of gender-based violence.<\/p>\n

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R\u012aGA
LATVIJA
6.11.2025 pic.twitter.com\/WUN78zxLN3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Marta Kotello (@MartaKotello) November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The agreement was opened for signature in Istanbul in 2011 and came into force three years later. Latvia signed in 2016 but ratified it only last year.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers supporting the move claim the treaty introduces a definition of gender that goes beyond biological sex, framing it as a social construct. The MPs argue that existing national laws are sufficient to address the issue of gender-based violence.<\/p>\n

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R\u012bg\u0101, Doma laukum\u0101, k\u0101 ar\u012b cit\u0101s Latvijas un pasaules pils\u0113t\u0101s \u0161ovakar notiek protesta akcija "Nosarg\u0101sim M\u0101ti Latviju", iest\u0101joties pret Latvijas izst\u0101\u0161anos no Eiropas Padomes Konvencijas par vardarb\u012bbas pret sieviet\u0113m un vardarb\u012bbas \u0123imen\u0113 nov\u0113r\u0161anu un apkaro\u0161anu jeb t\u0101 saukt\u0101s\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YnpzOLkEcR<\/a><\/p>\n

— LTV Zi\u0146u dienests (@ltvzinas) November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the parliament passes the bill without any amendments a second time, the president will not be able to veto it again. On Wednesday, MPs decided to postpone debate on the issue for a year.<\/p>\n

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Latvia has had the highest intentional homicide rate per capita among all EU nations for nearly a decade, according to the bloc’s statistics agency, Eurostat. Another Baltic state – Lithuania – had the second-highest rate as of 2023.<\/p>\n

According to Eurostat, women accounted for 60% of all homicide victims in Latvia as of 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A mass march against a bill on leaving the Istanbul Convention has been held in Riga Thousands of people filled the streets of the Latvian capital on Thursday evening to protest legislation that would take the Baltic state out of an international treaty on combating domestic violence. Some 10,000 demonstrators…<\/p>\n

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