Riding a wave of sexual activism, the European Union proposes to endorse the Istanbul Convention, an initiative of the Council of Europe ostensibly to combat “violence against women,” and incorporate it into EU law. Yet the Convention has nothing to do with violent crime. It is a political innovation that promotes radical political ideology. Under the guise of protecting crime victims, it institutionalizes sexual ideology and transfers dangerous powers to activists engaged in gender warfare against the family, religious freedom, civil liberties, and men.
This week I participated in an extensive Twitter Space discussion on the Istanbul Convention, together with journalist Bridget Ryder and 2 members of the European Parliament. We were interviewed by John Laughland, who himself publishes on international legal issues and understands them well. This link should get you to it: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqxvyEbrzBJB?s=20. Bridget is also the author of this recent article on the Convention in the European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/eu-council-quietly-ratified-istanbul-convention/.
Yes, they are really trying to create a kind of offshore legislation: exporting Anglo-American DV law and then pressuring countries to import it as a treaty, often bypassing the legislative process. On the other hand, it is interesting to see opposition from different groups for different reasons. It seems to be a rare instance of men's/father's groups cooperating with Christian conservatives.
Many thanks Stephen for laying out the real essence of the Convention. It is amazing how crafty they are in bringing in this type of control. Very similar to what we have seen from the domestic violence folks in the US. Slowly shift the definitions of domestic violence to be so broad that it can be applied to almost anything.
Loved this line:
“Special measures that are necessary to prevent and protect women from gender-based violence shall not be considered discrimination under the terms of this Convention.”
So yes, we do discriminate, but it doesn't count! lol
This week I participated in an extensive Twitter Space discussion on the Istanbul Convention, together with journalist Bridget Ryder and 2 members of the European Parliament. We were interviewed by John Laughland, who himself publishes on international legal issues and understands them well. This link should get you to it: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqxvyEbrzBJB?s=20. Bridget is also the author of this recent article on the Convention in the European Conservative: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/eu-council-quietly-ratified-istanbul-convention/.
Yes, they are really trying to create a kind of offshore legislation: exporting Anglo-American DV law and then pressuring countries to import it as a treaty, often bypassing the legislative process. On the other hand, it is interesting to see opposition from different groups for different reasons. It seems to be a rare instance of men's/father's groups cooperating with Christian conservatives.
Many thanks Stephen for laying out the real essence of the Convention. It is amazing how crafty they are in bringing in this type of control. Very similar to what we have seen from the domestic violence folks in the US. Slowly shift the definitions of domestic violence to be so broad that it can be applied to almost anything.
Loved this line:
“Special measures that are necessary to prevent and protect women from gender-based violence shall not be considered discrimination under the terms of this Convention.”
So yes, we do discriminate, but it doesn't count! lol
Fantastic article