Latvia Votes to Exit Istanbul Convention

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Above: The entrance to the Saeima in Riga, Latvia, on Oct. 1, 2025. Image copyright: Jens Kalaene/picture alliance/Getty Images

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Left narrative

Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention would abandon life-saving protections for women and girls just two years after their ratification. This move will undermine the country's transformative legal reforms, creating a dangerous precedent not only in Latvia, where it weakens the country’s EU commitments, but also for authoritarian movements across Europe.

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Right narrative

Latvia has rightfully rejected the imposition of foreign ideologies by voting to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, which disguised its gender-critical theories as protections for women. The vote does not mean, however, that Latvia is blissfully unaware of the dangers faced by women and girls, which is why Latvia has adopted its own comprehensive declaration on violence prevention.

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