The Council of Europe and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) will mark the 16 days of activism to end violence against women with the Conference “Istanbul Convention: what policies transform commitments into reality?” as part of their joint project “Loud and United to End Violence Against Women and Girls”. Focus will be on the key challenges in combating violence against women and in implementing the Istanbul Convention, with an emphasis on violence against migrant and refugee women and digital violence against women. Speakers will include EWL Observatory experts and academics, Council of Europe and European Union representatives as well as members of the European Coalition to end violence against women and girls. The Conference is hosted by the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union in Brussels (Belgium) and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.

Link to the event and programme

Link to the Istanbul Convention

Link to the paper on Raising awareness of violence against women: article 13 of the Istanbul Convention