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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11131

30 July 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 23
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / (ae) women
New convention for tackling domestic violence

Brussels, 29/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 28 July, Anne Brasseur, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) stated: “On 1 August 2014, a new stage in the protection of human rights will begin in Europe: the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence will enter into force in 11 Council of Europe member states”. In France and Sweden, this convention will be in force from 1 November 2014.

To date, 13 Council...