The Republic of Moldova ratifies the Istanbul Convention

On January 31, in Strasbourg, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, H.E. Ms. Daniela CUJBĂ, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the Council of Europe, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No.210), for Moldova.

The Convention will enter into force, as regards the Republic of Moldova, on the 1st of May 2022.  According to the Chart of signatures and ratifications, 35 States ratified the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, as of February 1, 2022 (as Turkey later withdrew from the Convention). From the countries of the regional project, the Convention is ratified by Georgia, while Armenia and Ukraine signed but not ratified it.

Source of data and photo: Council of Europe

Read the brochure “The Council Of Europe Convention On Preventing And Combating Violence Against Women And Domestic Violence, also known as The Istanbul Convention. Myths and facts”, explaining the situation in the Republic of Moldova (published in 2021). Available here in English, Russian and Romanian.