From Europe to Latin America, thousands march to demand end to violence against women
- The rallies took place to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- Tensions flared in Turkey as riot police fired tear gas to break up a march by hundreds of protesters
Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Latin America on Thursday to demand an end to violence against women, with police in Turkey firing tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
The rallies took place to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with thousands marching through Mexico City, Madrid and Barcelona, while others gathered in Paris and London.
There were also rallies in countries including Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala.
“They didn’t die. They killed them,” read one of the banners at the march in Mexico, a country where around 10 women are murdered every day.
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, at least 4,091 women were victims of femicide in 2020, according to the regional commission of the United Nations.
Tensions flared in Mexico City when a small number of hammer-wielding protesters tried to grab shields from police officers, who repelled them with smoke bombs.
