Violence against women ‘a pandemic’, warns UN envoy

A protester holds a sign that reads ‘Istanbul convention’, at a demonstration in the city against Turkey’s withdrawal from the accord. Photograph: Emrah Gürel/AP

A protester holds a sign that reads ‘Istanbul convention’, at a demonstration in the city against Turkey’s withdrawal from the accord. Photograph: Emrah Gürel/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/13/violence-against-women-a-pandemic-warns-un-envoy