The 12th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Istanbul Convention was held in Strasbourg in hybrid format on 8 June 2022.
During the meeting, the Committee adopted its conclusions in respect to Montenegro, Portugal and Sweden under its process of supervising the implementation of its recommendations. The conclusions welcome the measures taken in implementation and requests, where necessary, that further measures be taken within a two-year period.
The Committee also elected the following five experts to serve on the Council of Europe’s Group of experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) starting on 1 September 2022 for a term of four years: Ms Päivi Hirvela (Finnish); Ms Aleid Van den Brink (Dutch; re-elected); Ms Ellen O’Malley Dunlop (Irish); Ms Laura Albu (Romanian); Mr.Grzegorz Wrona (Polish).
Finally, the Committee of the Parties discussed measures of the Istanbul Convention that contribute to preventing the risk of sexual and other violence to which women and children fleeing Ukraine may be exposed. They exchanged views on the relevant standards proposed by the Istanbul Convention, but also on the initiatives and approaches taken by several State Parties.
