The Czech Republic signed the Istanbul Convention more than five years ago, but ratification has not yet happened
13 European states, including Czechia, Hungary and Bulgaria have not ratified the convention
A report prepared by the Ordo Iuris legal organization outlines the key issues with the liberal convention and proposes its own Family Rights Convention
The justice minister argued that LGBT activists should be asked about why they have begun to attack Christians and Christianity so violently
An effort to create a “new” person is not novel
Polish justice minister speaks out on controversial topic
The Convention has become a political test after the Czech government quickly removes it from the agenda
The Polish Constitutional Court will analyze the Istanbul Convention’s compatibility with its own constitution in a clear and lawful procedure
Polish justice minister takes formal step towards ending Istanbul Convention in the country
Western Europe is far more dangerous for women in terms of rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment
Poland could be next country say goodbye to Istanbul Convention
The Polish president and government’s lack of response to the ratification of the Istanbul Convention sets a dangerous precedence, writes former Speaker of the Sejm Marek Jurek
Latvia joins Hungary, Poland and other Central European countries in questioning the gender and pro-migration ideologies promoted by the Istanbul Convention
PiS has done a lot for victims of domestic violence
“Teaching young boys to walk in dresses is not a method of combating violence,” said Deputy Justice Marcin Romanowski about the Istanbul Convention
“We have a right to defend our country, our culture, our laws, traditions, and national values,” KDNP caucus leader Lprinc Nacsa said.
Istanbul Convention an attempt to introduce destructive gender ideology, according to the Christian Democratic Party (KDNP)
Dominik Duka, the Archbishop of Prague and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, criticized the professor and priest Tomáš Halík. The primary cause is differing views of the Istanbul Convention and the concept of gender.
At the end of October, Catholic priest Petr Piťha´s sermon, in which he criticized the Istanbul Convention, attracted the attention of the Church and the public. For the first time since then, Piťha has published a commentary, in which he specified his reasoning of the major points of critique.
All the criticism of the Istanbul Convention in the Czech Republic could be summarized in a simple statement – it does not improve anything. Our legal system is advanced enough in the matter of preventing domestic violence but the problem is, how history has taught us many times, every pointless regulation is dangerous as it could be easily misused.
According to information gathered by Lidové noviny, the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in the Czech Parliament is uncertain.
