In Lesotho and Namibia, men usually migrate to South Africa for work in mines and industrial areas. Due to this, the ...

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.

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

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

The delay of the vote follows protests within the country and throughout the Latvian diaspora. Around 5,000 people protested ...

Latvian lawmakers voted on October 30 to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. Since then, the president has called for a ...

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.

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 ...

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. The European Commission said on Friday ...