DISINFO: Istanbul convention will drive Armenia on the brink of civil war
SUMMARY
Armenia wants to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which will become a national catastrophe for the country. Armenia will turn into the “Netherlands of the South Caucasus”. Gays and transgender people from all over the world will be able to move and reside in Armenia. As a result, this will create a situation close to civil war, because an overwhelming majority of the Armenian population is traditional and conservative.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative about the Istanbul Convention. This message is consistent with recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about the morally corrupt West and threatened traditional values.
The Istanbul Convention (the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence) is a treaty of the Council of Europe that opens the path for creating a legal framework at a pan-European level to protect women against all forms of violence, and prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence.
The Armenian Ministry of Justice clarifies that the Convention does not threaten Armenia's traditional values. The Convention states that traditions, cultures and religion cannot justify violence against women. In addition, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe issued an opinion that "there are no provisions in that Convention that could be said to 'contradict' the Constitution of Armenia."
Other disinformation cases about the Istanbul Convention are available here.
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