Politician Kirsten Oswald has shown her support for calls to end violence against all women and girls.Kirsten, MP for East Renfrewshire, has called on the UK Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women law without exceptions.The Convention is seen as the “gold standard” and was designed to tackle violence against women and girls, while also providing a lifeline for survivors.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.
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Kirsten and the 56 MPs look to put pressure on the government.She said: "I was pleased to join colleagues on a cross-party basis to call on the UK Government to help end violence towards all women and girls in the UK.
The statistics and stories show that we still have a long way to go, and we need action.The UK Government, which has not signed the agreement yet, said that they plan to do so by the end of July but plan on “opting out” on some aspects of the convention.
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