9/17/2014
Member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ismeta Dervoz, was in Rome at a ceremony marking the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention
Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and first Vice President of PACE’s Committee for Non-discrimination and Equality, Ismeta Dervoz, on 18 and 19 September, participated in an international conference in Rome, during which the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention was declared. The Convention is, so far, the most powerful legal instrument for preventing and combating domestic violence and violence against women.
At the Rome conference, organized by PACE, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the House of Representatives of the Italian Parliament, Mrs. Dervoz was in her role as a member of an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of representatives of CoE countries most responsible for the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention. Bosnia and Herzegovina was the sixth of the 14 PACE member states to both sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention, thereby creating the conditions for the Convention to enter into force as of 1 August of this year.
In the name of the organizer and host of the conference, participants were addressed by the President of PACE, Anne Brasseur, the President of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Italy, Laura Boldrini, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Federica Mogherini, who was also elected this year as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Entry into force of the Istanbul Convention, known in international circles as the "gold standard" in the fight against violence against women and domestic violence, was welcomed by numerous prominent human rights activists and NGO representatives from Council of Europe member countries. (End)
Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and first Vice President of PACE’s Committee for Non-discrimination and Equality, Ismeta Dervoz, on 18 and 19 September, participated in an international conference in Rome, during which the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention was declared. The Convention is, so far, the most powerful legal instrument for preventing and combating domestic violence and violence against women.
At the Rome conference, organized by PACE, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the House of Representatives of the Italian Parliament, Mrs. Dervoz was in her role as a member of an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of representatives of CoE countries most responsible for the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention. Bosnia and Herzegovina was the sixth of the 14 PACE member states to both sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention, thereby creating the conditions for the Convention to enter into force as of 1 August of this year.
In the name of the organizer and host of the conference, participants were addressed by the President of PACE, Anne Brasseur, the President of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Italy, Laura Boldrini, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Federica Mogherini, who was also elected this year as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Entry into force of the Istanbul Convention, known in international circles as the "gold standard" in the fight against violence against women and domestic violence, was welcomed by numerous prominent human rights activists and NGO representatives from Council of Europe member countries. (End)
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