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Ratifying The Istanbul Convention into Law: What This Means for the Prevention of Violence Against Women in the UK
In July of this year, then Home Secretary Priti Patel ratified the Istanbul Convention. After ten years of delay by our government, with effect from the 1st of November 2022 the UK agreed to update its legal and global position on the prevention and protection of women in the UK from all forms of violence and, crucially, domestic violence…