The Government of the Republic of Moldova Approved the Bill to Ratify the Istanbul Convention

The Cabinet approved a bill to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, IPN reports.

The Convention was adopted by the Council of Europe on 11 May 2011. The Republic of Moldova signed it on 6 February 2017, but its ratification was postponed several times.

According to Minister of Labor and Social Protection Marcel Spatari, the national legislation regulating the prevention and combating of domestic violence was partially brought into compliance with the provisions of the Convention in 2016 and 2020, with amendments made to over 20 legal acts. In 2018, the Government approved the national strategy for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence for 2018–2023, and the action plan for 2018–2020 that is based on the pillars of the Convention, such as prevention, protection, prosecution and coordinated policies.

Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița said that cases of domestic violence and violence against women have increased, which is why the state should speed up its actions in the field.

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