Main Statements and Declarations from the Istanbul Convention monitoring mechanism
Statements made by the President of GREVIO
«For many women and children, the home is not a safe place,” statement published on 26 March 2020, calling on Parties to the Convention to uphold its standards during the COVID-19 pandemic."
«The Istanbul Convention is a lifeline for women and girls and an essential component of the human rights framework in Europe,” statement published on 12 April 2021."
This opinion aims to assist the Armenian Constitutional Court by providing an external legal analysis of the Istanbul Convention and by contributing to the public debate on its ratification. It concludes that no provisions of the Istanbul Convention can be considered contradictory to the Constitution of Armenia. Its assessment offers useful clarifications of the legal concerns raised in discussion that emerged in other member states of the Council of Europe.
This recommendation represents a great tool for states parties seeking detailed guidance on how to implement Article 12 of the Istanbul Convention (General obligations in the area of prevention).
The Gender Equality Strategy sets out “preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence” as one of its main objectives, including the promotion of the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention within and beyond Europe.
Some judgements from the European Court of Human Rights referring to the Istanbul Convention: Bălșan v. Romania (No. 49645/09), Talpis v. Italy (No. 41237/14), Z.B. v. Croatia (No. 60561/14), Halime Kilic v. Turkey (No. 63034/11), Civek v. Turkey (No. 55354/11), M.G.C v. Romania (No. 61495/11), Y. v. Slovenia (No. 41107/10), Buturugă v. Romania (No. 56867/15), Kurt v. Austria (No. 62903/15), Mraović v. Croatia (No. 30373/13), Levchuk v. Ukraine (No. 17496/19), Tërshana v. Albania (No. 48756/14), Association Innocence en Danger et Association Enfance et Partage v. France (No. 15343/15 16806/15), Z v. Bulgaria (No. 39257/17), E.B. v. Romania (No. 49089/10).