By Albin Sybera The Czech Senate has failed to ratify the Istanbul Convention against violence against women and domestic violence. Only 34 of the 71 present senators backed the ratification of the convention, which Czechia had already signed in 2016. Most senators from the Christian Democrat KDU-CSL in the current ruling coalition were against the ratification, as were many from the right-wing government parties, the ODS and TOP 09. From the opposition, there was opposition from the populist ANO party. The result confirms Czechia as an outlier in Europe. Only four EU member states have not ra…