VILNIUS (Reuters) -Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday postponed a vote to quit a European treaty aimed at combating violence ...

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

Latvia will have to uphold protection rules for women even if it quits the Istanbul Convention in a divisive move seen as backtracking on fundamental rights. View on euronews ...

The Latvian Parliament has voted to withdraw from a European treaty supporting women who are victims of violence.

Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw the Baltic country from a treaty on preventing violence against women, saying that it promotes “gender” theories.

Latvia’s parliament voted to exit an international convention that combats violence against women, in a push by right-wing ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) denounced Latvia's plan to leave the Istanbul Convention, calling it the wrong course for Estonia's southern neighbors to take.

Months after a court ordered a female inmate be transferred to a hospital, she was still locked up — a delay Europe’s top human rights court says crossed the line.

The Istanbul Convention is a treaty of the Council of Europe that opposes violence against women. The ballot saw 56 Latvian lawmakers vote to withdraw from the treaty, while 32 want to remain. Two ...