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Bulgarian Constitutional Court Calls Treaty to Combat Violence Against Women Unconstitutional

Last month, the Bulgarian Constitutional Court rejected the Istanbul Convention, a treaty intended to prevent violence against women — from marital rape to female genital mutilation –, as unconstitutional. The July 27 ruling likely kills any chance the treaty will be ratified by the Bulgarian parliament.

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Treaty aimed at combating violence against women is under fire in Eastern Europe

There is a new spectre haunting Eastern Europe. It is called the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence. From Riga to Sofia, resistance against this so-called Istanbul Convention has been mounting in the past few months.

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