Body Politics:
Women's Rights in Europe and Russia

PETE CARVILL lays out what the Istanbul Convention is, how it came into being, and how it has been applied—or not—around the world.

Since its signing, the Istanbul Convention has been adopted in some countries, while others have pushed back. PETE CARVILL outlines its current standing.

Yulia Gorbunova is a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch in Russia, working to record and quantify domestic violence within the country. She explained her work and the country’s problem with violence within the home to PETE CARVILL.

Kamila Ferenc is a lawyer working with the Federation for Women and Family Planning, based in Warsaw. In an interview with PETE CARVILL, she explains the work that they do and the challenges they face.

DARYA SOBOLEVA looks at how the Istanbul Convention has shifted sexual consent and rape laws across Europe.

ELLIKA GOBENA and ZARA LUNA HJELM outline how the Swedish government changed the laws on sexual assault and rape.