Some 32 Latvian lawmakers voted to stay in the pact of the Council of Europe that opposes violence against women, while 56 ...

Several thousand people protested against the vote, and it is now up to the president to decide the next step.

The Istanbul Convention is a treaty of the Council of Europe that opposes violence against women. The ballot saw 56 Latvian ...

Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to quit an international treaty aimed at combating violence against women, after a ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women's rights activists taped their mouths shut at a demonstration Wednesday outside the Latvian parliament to protest the country's possible withdrawal from an international ...

Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw the Baltic country from a treaty on preventing violence against women, ...

If the Latvian president signs the motion, the Baltic state will become the first and only EU country to leave the convention ...

Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women, claiming ...

The Latvian Parliament voted Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty aimed at supporting women who are ...

Latvia’s parliament voted to exit an international convention that combats violence against women, in a push by right-wing parties which claim the treaty promotes LGBTQ rights in the Baltic nation.