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Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Christopher Chope (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 December 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill.

In the preamble to the convention there is a reference to the Geneva convention of 1949, which is gender-neutral despite the fact that most of the victims of breaches of the Geneva convention are men.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
618 c1091 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crimes of violence
Women
Domestic abuse
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Legislation
Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill 2016-17
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk
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