{"id":823,"date":"2017-07-01T17:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T16:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/?p=823"},"modified":"2017-07-01T17:44:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T16:44:56","slug":"update-ratification-of-istanbul-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/2017\/07\/01\/update-ratification-of-istanbul-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Update &#8211; Ratification of Istanbul Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>PETITION UPDATE<\/h5>\n<h1 class=\"type-break-word\">New legislation to allow ratification of Istanbul Convention<a href=\"\/tynemouth\/files\/2017\/07\/stop-vaw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-860 aligncenter\" src=\"\/tynemouth\/files\/2017\/07\/stop-vaw.png\" alt=\"stop vaw\" width=\"370\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2017\/07\/stop-vaw.png 223w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2017\/07\/stop-vaw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"mvxl\">\n<div class=\"media-profile media-profile-base-height \">\n<div class=\"txt-m\">\n<div class=\"type-ellipsis\">\n<p><strong class=\"\">Becca, Robyn, Rachel &amp; IC Change team<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"type-weak type-ellipsis\">London, United Kingdom<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"type-l type-break-word\"><span class=\"type-no-wrap type-uppercase type-weak\">28 JUN 2017 \u2014\u00a0<\/span>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>Following calls from individuals and organisations across the UK, (including letters we recently sent to the new ministers and the Prime Minister signed by 27 organisations), we are pleased the government has announced today that it will be taking the final step to enable ratification of the Istanbul Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The final law to be sorted in the UK is important \u2013 as it means that rape and domestic violence will be recognised as serious crimes that can and should be prosecuted \u2013 even when they occur outside the UK. This will help end the impunity of UK citizens who commit violence abroad \u2013 and help bring justice to those who have experienced violence.<\/p>\n<p>We are hugely proud of the efforts by everyone involved in campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>This is a good step &#8211; but we need to keep the pressure up as this law progresses to make sure this happens.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on social media in celebrating and making a noise about it via @ICChangeUK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETITION UPDATE New legislation to allow ratification of Istanbul Convention Becca, Robyn, Rachel &amp; IC&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":625,"featured_media":860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Update - Ratification of Istanbul Convention | News | Blog | Events | SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District : Blog &amp; News : Update - Ratification of Istanbul Convention : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District . 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