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<P><BIG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><B>Every week in Europe, 50 women
are killed because of domestic violence. But good laws can change whole
societies</B> -- and with our help, this particular law could be a
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<P><BIG><B>Every week in Europe, 50 women are killed through domestic violence
-</B> killed at the hands of their supposed loved ones. [1] That's one
woman murdered every three hours. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>There is an <B>international agreement that could be a game-changer for
women’s survival.</B> It’s called the Istanbul Convention.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>But <B>some EU countries have been blocking its ratification for two
years.</B> [2] And we have not been standing by in silence, and the new
president of the European Commission has said she’ll fight for the EU to ratify
this Convention. [3] <B>Now it’s the Council (the institution that brings
EU countries together and has the power to influence) that has to be
convinced.</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>In under a month, the Council’s Presidency will be taken over by
Croatia,</B> which will be in charge of the agendas for meetings between EU
countries and will have the power to influence negotiations. This is the perfect
moment to remind them that <B>for every week that they don’t push for the final
ratification of the Istanbul Convention, 50 more women will die.</B></BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Your demands will be heard. This Friday our partners, the European
Women's Lobby, <B>will deliver our petition to a representative of the Croatian
government.</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>We want Ms Irena Andrassy to hear in a face to face meeting that
hundreds of thousands of Europeans call on Croatia to take advantage of its
privileged position, hosting the Presidency of the Council over the next
semester, to <STRONG>ensure the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a
priority. </STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>She will know we are serious about our demands if she receives a
petition with a resounding number of signatures - that’s why we are asking you
to <B>sign and then share the petition with as many people as you can. Let’s hit
the 200,000 mark! </B></BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Violence against women goes beyond the daily killing of women: there’s
also psychological violence, sexual violence and rape, female genital
mutilation, sexual exploitation and trafficking, harassment and stalking. It’s
unacceptable that this is the everyday reality of many women across Europe - and
not just of the disempowered or most vulnerable. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Yes, <B>1 out of every 3 women in the EU has experienced physical and/or
sexual violence since the age of 15.</B> Ultimately, violence against women
affects over 250 million women and girls. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thanks to the hard work and struggle of those before us, the
Istanbul Convention was signed 2 years ago by the EU and its countries.
It’s the best possible existing tool to end violence against women, but unless
ratified by all EU member states, it cannot be implemented. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>This <B>Convention would give governments the power to provide legal
support, attention, and funding to efforts to prevent and punish violence
against women.</B> Good laws can change whole societies. Raise your voice loud
and clear: sign the petition to be delivered on Friday, and share it with
everyone you know! </BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>With feminist energy,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>David, Virginia (Madrid), and the entire WeMove Europe team </BIG></P>
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https:<SPAN>//www.womenlobby</SPAN>.org/IMG/pdf/european_coalition_factsheet_final_all_logos_8_march.pdf<BR>[2]
http:<SPAN>//www.europarl</SPAN>.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-area-of-justice-and-fundamental-rights/file-eu-accession-to-the-istanbul-convention<BR>[3]
https:<SPAN>//ec.europa</SPAN>.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_19_4230
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