Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court
Al Jazeera
Pullout sparked criticism among the opposition, rights groups, and even ruling party supporters.
Istanbul, Turkey – With a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on March 20, Turkey’s pullout from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence was sudden, but not unexpected. Turkey’s opposition parties appealed to the State Council, the highest administrative court, requesting the cancellation of the withdrawal. The convention was signed in September 2011 in Istanbul and named after the city. Turkey was the first state to ratify it with a unanimous vote at the parliament the next year, followed by 11 European countries. It came into effect August 2014.
This is the first time there has been an indictment for Netanyahu since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.
Court also issues warrants for former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.
Britain and France have long agitated for a more aggressive posture, but Germany still refuses to give Ukraine Taurus missiles.
RFK Jr might try to curb access to vaccines if not able to impose an outright ban but will face pushback, experts say.
Air raids on Beit Lahiya and Gaza City come as humanitarian crisis worsens in besieged territory.
Despite unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, skies, MEA and other airlines are still flying. Here’s how, and why.
Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.
The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share.
Matt Gaetz has faced allegations of sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl, drug use, and misappropriating campaign funds.