Protesters taking part in a rally against Polish government plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on prevention and combatting of home violence, in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, July 24, 2020. In the opinion of Poland's right-wing government the convention promotes "gender" ideologies alien to Poland's Catholic tradition.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 27, 2020
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July 27, 2020 11:58 a.m.
Poles split over govt plan to exit domestic violence treaty
Poles are bitterly divided over steps being taken by the right-wing government to exit the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty against domestic violence, claiming it promotes gender “ideology” and links violence to religion