The Negotiations
CAHVIO
Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
In December 2008, the Council of Europe set up an expert committee, the Ad Hoc Committee for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CAHVIO) composed of governmental representatives of Council of Europe member states.
The CAHVIO met nine times and in December 2010, it finalised the draft text of the Convention which was later adopted by the Committee of Ministers and opened for signature in Istanbul on 11 May 2011. Following its 10th ratification by Andorra on 22 April 2014, it entered into force on 1 August 2014.
Meeting reports
Meeting report 9th meeting
Meeting report 8th meeting
Meeting report 7th meeting
Meeting report 6th meeting
Meeting report 5th meeting
Corrigendum to the 4th meeting report (point 5)
Meeting report 4th meeting
Meeting report 3rd meeting
Meeting report 2nd meeting
Meeting report 1st meeting
Additionnal CAHVIO documents
Sexual violence and armed conflict
Compilation of domestic violence laws in Council of Europe member states - a preliminary overview
Legal protective provisions or protection orders
Monitoring mechanisms within the Council of Europe
Contributions
NGOs call on the Council of Europe to move towards a strong instrument on Violence against Women - European Policy Action Centre on Violence Against Women (EPACVAW)
The European Union's main instruments and actions to combat violence against women
Submission to the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence: The need to ensure that the Convention on violence against women addresses effectively the obligation of member states to prevent and combat violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women (ILGA - Europe, 8 September 2009)
