Hundreds protest Turkey withdrawing from international treaty to protect women

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Published on March 21, 2021 - Duration: 02:27s

Hundreds protest Turkey withdrawing from international treaty to protect women

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a presidential decree to withdraw his country from an international treaty to protect women.

The move has sent shockwaves through a country that has been reeling from high-profile domestic violence cases and femicides.

CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports.


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