Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard said Tuesday on the 10th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention that Turkey was the "first country to sign and ratify this treaty that bears the name of its most iconic city and, if it doesn't reverse its decision, it will be the first country to leave".
The Istanbul Convention is the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, from which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to withdraw his country.
Amnesty International declared Tuesday a Global Day of Action, both online and in person.
"Ten years after it was signed, women are speaking today with one voice to demand that the Turkish authorities reverse a decision that will put the safety of millions of women and girls in peril," Callamard said.
To mark the anniversary, the coordination of local associations created to oppose Turkey's decision to withdraw also announced a public awareness campaign that will culminate in protests on July 1, the day in which Turkey's withdrawal from the Convention becomes permanent, unless the government decides to change course.
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