Istanbul convention

IN NEWS:

• Poland’s government is moving to withdraw from the Istanbul treaty aimed at preventing violence against women.

About the convention:

• The convention is officially called the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
• It is a human rights treaty of the Council of Europe against violence against women and domestic violence.
• The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation.
• It was opened for signature on 11 May 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey.
• The convention aims at prevention of violence, victim protection and "to end with the impunity of perpetrators".
• As of March 2019, it has been signed by 45 countries and the European Union.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Istanbul convention, recently in news, is related to:
(a)Small arms export
(b)Violence against women
(c)Migratory Fish species
(d)Intellectual property rights

Answer to prelims question