{"id":7711,"date":"2022-06-21T11:07:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T09:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/?p=7711"},"modified":"2022-06-21T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T09:07:19","slug":"the-istanbul-convention-bomb-shelters-for-new-buildings-and-a-call-to-terminate-double-taxation-treaties-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/monitoring\/the-istanbul-convention-bomb-shelters-for-new-buildings-and-a-call-to-terminate-double-taxation-treaties-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Istanbul Convention, bomb shelters for new buildings, and a call to terminate double taxation treaties with russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the Istanbul Convention, wants to make bomb shelters in new buildings mandatory, and called for other states to terminate double taxation treaties with russia.<\/p>\n

Istanbul Convention ratified\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Draft bill #0157 of June 18, 2022<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Status:<\/strong> adopted. After Ukraine sends the ratification for keeping, the Convention will be in effect after three months.<\/p>\n

Who is affected<\/strong>: women, men, children, law enforcement agencies, courts, and government bodies.<\/p>\n

Why this is important<\/strong>: the Istanbul Convention is an international treaty of the Council of Europe aimed to prevent and stop violence against women, in particular, domestic violence. This is the first international document that recognizes violence against women as discrimination and human rights violations. Currently, it is signed by 47 countries (Ukraine signed it in 2011) but only 30 of them have ratified the Convention.<\/p>\n

Summary of the bill:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n