Istanbul Convention

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Council of Europe convention human rights treaty international treaty

The Istanbul Convention is a landmark Council of Europe treaty aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, setting comprehensive legal standards for protection, prosecution, and prevention across member states.

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Label	Occurrences
Istanbul Convention canonical	12
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence	6
Article 67 of the Istanbul Convention	1
Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence	1
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Istanbul Convention
Context triple: [Council of Europe, hasInstrument, Istanbul Convention]

A. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
B. Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará) is a landmark regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, sanction, and eliminate all forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres.
C. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.
D. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.
E. Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a Council of Europe treaty that sets legally binding standards for the protection of the rights, identity, and participation of national minority groups within member states.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Istanbul Convention
Target entity description: The Istanbul Convention is a landmark Council of Europe treaty aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, setting comprehensive legal standards for protection, prosecution, and prevention across member states.

A. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
B. Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará) is a landmark regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, sanction, and eliminate all forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres.
C. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.
D. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.
E. Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a Council of Europe treaty that sets legally binding standards for the protection of the rights, identity, and participation of national minority groups within member states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe convention ⓘ human rights treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of Europe ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent violence against women ⓘ promote integrated policies to combat violence against women and domestic violence ⓘ prosecute perpetrators of violence against women and domestic violence ⓘ protect victims of domestic violence ⓘ
appliesTo	peacetime ⓘ situations of armed conflict ⓘ
defines	violence against women as a form of discrimination ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2014-08-01 ⓘ
establishesMonitoringBody	GREVIO ⓘ
focusesOn	gender-based violence against women ⓘ
fullName	Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence ⓘ linked to: Istanbul Convention
geographicalScope	Council of Europe member states ⓘ
legalNature	binding international instrument ⓘ
monitoredBy	GREVIO ⓘ
monitoringBodyFullName	Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence ⓘ
obligesStatesTo	collect disaggregated data on violence ⓘ ensure shelters for victims of violence ⓘ establish 24/7 telephone helplines ⓘ provide legal aid to victims ⓘ provide support services for victims ⓘ train professionals dealing with victims ⓘ
openedForSignatureAt	Istanbul ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn	2011-05-11 ⓘ
openTo	Council of Europe member states ⓘ non-member states with invitation ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
prohibits	discrimination in implementation of its provisions ⓘ
promotes	substantive equality between women and men ⓘ
providesFor	independent monitoring mechanism ⓘ
recognizes	violence against women as a human rights violation ⓘ
requiresStatePartiesTo	criminalize female genital mutilation ⓘ criminalize forced abortion ⓘ criminalize forced marriage ⓘ criminalize forced sterilisation ⓘ criminalize physical violence ⓘ criminalize psychological violence ⓘ criminalize rape ⓘ criminalize sexual violence ⓘ criminalize stalking ⓘ
setsStandardFor	coordinated policies ⓘ prevention of violence ⓘ prosecution of offenders ⓘ protection of victims ⓘ
shortName	Istanbul Convention ⓘ
subject	domestic violence ⓘ violence against women ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Europe → hasInstrument → Istanbul Convention ⓘ

Council of Europe → hasTreaty → Istanbul Convention ⓘ

subject linked to: CoE

Istanbul Convention → fullName → Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence ⓘ