05/03/2013 President
Strasbourg, 05.03.2013 - “I am appealing to all of you to help ensure that 2013 is the year the Istanbul Convention comes into force,” said Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the PACE, today at the opening of an event organised by the Council of Europe and the French Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, alongside the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Mr Mignon went on: “This Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence is not just a form of words; it constitutes a pledge to improve the lives of millions of women. It requires States Parties to invest in preventing the offences, protecting and supporting the victims and prosecuting the offenders.”