Britain to abide by Istanbul convention but reserves key article and is accused of failing to protect migrant women
The UK government has been criticised for failing to protect migrant women from perpetrators of domestic abuse, as the UK moves to finally ratify the Istanbul convention after a 10-year delay, while reserving a key article.
The 2011 Istanbul convention, also known as the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, is legally binding and sets out minimum standards that European countries should have in their legislation.
