ArmInfo.On November 1, opponents of the Istanbul Convention gathered at the building of the Armenian parliament. In protest of the ratification of the convention, protesters blocked Baghramyan Avenue for several minutes. After the intervention of the Deputy Chief of Police Edgar Petrosyan, who called on the protesters to act within the law and to refrain from blocking the streets, the avenue was unblocked.
It should be noted that in January 2018, Armenia signed the Istanbul Convention ("Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence"). However, this convention has not yet been sent to the country's parliament. The Istanbul Convention (or the "Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence") was signed in 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey). Of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, 34 have ratified the Convention, 11 have signed.
In Armenia, this convention was opposed by the general public, as well as the Armenian Apostolic Church, who believe that it contradicts the national, family and traditional foundations of the Armenian people. Earlier, the RA Ministry of Justice sent the Istanbul Convention to the Venice Commission in order to study its compliance with the norms of the country's legislation.