{"id":196525,"date":"2023-06-02T02:52:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T06:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=196525"},"modified":"2023-06-03T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T17:30:36","slug":"istanbul-convention-totalitarianism-continues-its-steady-march-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/istanbul-convention-totalitarianism-continues-its-steady-march-across-europe","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Convention:\u00a0Totalitarianism continues its steady march across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last updated on June 3rd, 2023 at 01:30 pm<\/p>\n

June 2, 2023 \u2013 Frans Timmerman, vice president of the European Commission, recently wrote a commentary titled, \u201cTotalitarianism Has Returned to Europe.\u201d Noting that \u201cOne hundred years after its first incarnations, totalitarianism has made a comeback on our continent,\u201d Timmerman called for \u201crule of law, respect for human rights, and fundamental freedoms.\u201d (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Timmerman was referring to the Russian incursion into Ukraine, his comments equally apply to the controversial Istanbul Convention (2). Yesterday, the European Union announced, \u201cThe Council today approved the EU\u2019s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.\u201d (3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first casualty of totalitarian rule is the truth, and the EU Council statement exemplifies this fact. Numerous research studies conducted across Europe show that women are as likely, or more likely, than men to instigate domestic abuse (4).  In contrast, the Council press release uses the phrase, \u201cviolence against women,\u201d 11 times. The release does not mention \u201cviolence against men\u201d a single time, implying that male victims don\u2019t exist, or if they do, don\u2019t have any legal right to assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This denial creates a barrier for men like Tom Somerset-How of England, who suffers from cerebral palsy and was bed-ridden. For years, Somerset-How\u2019s wife abused him and treated him like a \u201cpiece of property.\u201d Judge William Ashworth recently concluded, \u201cThere is ample evidence that Tom was held as if he was a cattle or animal.\u201d (5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marxist roots of the Istanbul Convention have been extensively documented (6).  For example, the preamble to the Convention calls for the \u201cde facto<\/em>\u201d equality between men and women, meaning there should be no social differences or division of labor between the sexes. The Ordo Iuris Institute has explained the ideological basis for this statement: \u201cin Marx’s work, it is the ‘division of labour’ that is the primary source of all social conflicts, because it generates inequality.\u201d (7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Council\u2019s accession of the Istanbul Convention is certain to have far-reaching effects on the willingness of men to partner with women and to marry, with devastating effects on the long-term viability of the European family (8). Declining marriage rates translate into lower birth numbers, contributing to the demographic crisis (9).<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Member-nations of the European Union must resist the expansion of Marxist-inspired policies, relying all measures at their disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Domestic Abuse and Violence International Alliance \u2013 DAVIA \u2014 consists of 88 member organizations from 32 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. DAVIA seeks to ensure that domestic violence and abuse polices are science-based, family-affirming, and sex-inclusive. <\/em>http:\/\/endtodv.org\/davia\/<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citations:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2023\/02\/21\/totalitarianism-has-returned-to-europe-it-must-be-defeated-a80293<\/a><\/li>
  2. https:\/\/endtodv.org\/coalitions\/davia\/campaigns\/ic\/<\/a><\/li>
  3. https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2023\/06\/01\/combatting-violence-against-women-council-adopts-decision-about-eu-s-accession-to-istanbul-convention\/<\/a><\/li>
  4. https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1hf1zRYHNDJjvunWWeoOl33VTVmPADtijzMniAmxBPRE\/edit#gid=0<\/a><\/li>
  5. https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12077931\/Tragedy-intelligent-man-left-live-like-dog.html<\/a> <\/li>
  6. https:\/\/endtodv.org\/pr\/istanbul-convention-lawmakers-should-reject-expansion-of-divisive-and-destructive-marxist-ideology\/<\/a><\/li>
  7. https:\/\/en.ordoiuris.pl\/analysis-doctrinal-and-anthropological-conditions-istanbul-convention-and-selected-grevio-documents<\/a><\/li>
  8. https:\/\/endtodv.org\/pr\/marriage-is-one-of-the-strongest-safeguards-against-domestic-abuse-is-the-istanbul-convention-helping-or-hurting\/<\/a><\/li>
  9. https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/04\/04\/china-sees-first-population-decline-in-six-decades-where-does-the-eu-stand#:~:text=Over%2010%20per%20cent%20of,from%2041.6%20years%20in%202011<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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