Demonstrators from Buenos Aires to Lagos took to the streets on International Women’s Day to demand justice for victims of femicide and urge reforms to protect women. In Buenos Aires, protesters condemned austerity plans that would roll back services for women, including the elimination of the Ministry of Women, Genders, and Diversity. The government’s decision to strike “femicide” from the penal code was met with outrage, as one woman is killed every 30 hours in Argentina. Similar protests occurred in Ecuador, Bolivia, and European countries, where women called for an end to gender-based violence and inequality.
In Poland, activists opened a centre for medical abortions as a challenge to the country’s restrictive abortion laws. In Spain, protesters highlighted the case of Gisele Pelicot, a French woman who was drugged and raped by her ex-husband, becoming a symbol for the fight against sexual violence in Europe. In Nigeria, thousands of women gathered in Lagos, dressed in purple to celebrate womanhood.
In Russia, official celebrations included honour guard soldiers presenting yellow tulips to women, while in Ukraine a ceremony honored female soldiers who died fighting Russia’s invasion. These demonstrations underscored the ongoing global fight for women’s rights and the need for greater protections against gender-based violence and inequality. The events on International Women’s Day served as a reminder that the struggle for gender equality continues worldwide.
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