Hundreds of individuals have taken to the streets of Buenos Aries to march in opposition to femicide and gender-based violence.
The march was a part of the Ni Una Menos, or ‘Not One Girl Much less’ motion which is now in its seventh yr.
Protesters marched from the centre of the Argentinian capital to the Nationwide Congress, the place they lit candles in reminiscence of victims of gender-based violence.
Marchers held up banners that learn ‘We need to keep alive’ whereas others carried images of femicide victims.
Ladies additionally beat drums and sang songs whereas they marched.
On common one femicide was recorded each 35 hours in Argentina final yr, with 81% of these killed categorized as victims of home violence, based on the Ladies’s Workplace of the Argentine Supreme Court docket of Justice.
‘Many ladies who ended up murdered had (made claims) with the police and had lodged earlier complaints within the Ministry (for Ladies), Marina Perez, a 50-year-old railway employee mentioned.
‘They nonetheless ended up murdered. There may be nonetheless no speedy reply to the violence,’ she added.
As darkness fell the Argentinian parliament was illuminated in pink in solidarity with the marchers.
‘What occurs to us right here is that justice is sluggish and it’s patriarchal,’ mentioned Alejandra Lume, a 58-year-old Argentine girl who carried an indication that learn ‘Previous girls are additionally killed.’
‘Regardless of the various complaints they make, girls are sometimes not listened to, they aren't cared for and usually those that die, die after having made many complaints.’
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