Turkish leader announces measures to curb acts of violence against women –

A year after Turkey’s withdrawal from the historic European agreement on the protection of women from violence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented a package of measures to combat violence against women.

Erdogan said planned judicial reforms would lead to increased prison sentences for “manslaughter, deliberate injury, torture and ill-treatment” against women and increase the minimum prison sentence for crimes or threats against former or current spouses.

Erdogan said that, according to plans, continued harassment will be punished with jail and free lawyers will be assigned to women victims of violence.

Erdogan added that the perpetrators can only benefit from the reduced sentence if they “showed tangible signs of remorse” and simply did not behave well during the trials.

Last year Erdogan withdrew Turkey from the Istanbul Convention, sparking international protests and condemnations.

Turkey was the first country to sign the agreement, which 10 years ago bears the name of its largest city.

Some officials from Erdogan’s Islamic party supported a revision of the agreement, arguing that it was inconsistent with Turkey’s conservative values ​​by promoting divorce and undermining traditional family unity.

Critics also said the deal promotes homosexuality.

Erdogan’s government has said it is determined to protect women, even if it withdraws from the deal.

According to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, a total of 72 women have been killed in Turkey since the beginning of the year.

According to the group, at least 416 women were killed in 2021 and dozens of women were found dead under suspicious circumstances.

The Turkish leader said the reforms will soon be submitted to parliament for approval.

Source: Wales Online

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