UN experts have slammed Turkey for its decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women. Dubravka Simonovic, UN special rapporteur on violence against women, was joined by Gladys Acosta Vargas, chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in expressing deep regret over the decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to withdraw Turkey from the convection. As @POTUS said, Turkey’s decision to withdraw ...