19-10 days, thousands of people dressed in black rain down the road team in Argentina to protest violence against women after a 16-year-old girl was raped in this country and brutally murdered.
Protesters set on fire on the road - Photo: AFP
According to local press, she Lucia Perez, 16 years old, high school student, was forced to use drugs, was raped before being killed in the city of Mar del Plata.
The two men take her to a hospital, said she used drugs overdose. But doctors discovered she was brutally sexually assaulted.
Maria Isabel Sanchez prosecutor said in her career, she met thousands of cases of sexual assault are almost no public service appalling and abhorrent as the Perez case.
Shortly thereafter activists urged women dressed in black and joined the march in the streets. 19-10 days, thousands of protesters marched in the capital Buenos Aires and other cities to protest against rape and violence against women in Argentina.
They also expressed rage at women defy culture in this Latin American country and demanded it be changed.
They also expressed frustration with the government, some people even say they do not expect the government to change attitudes, despite the efforts of Mauricio Macri president in addressing gender issues.
Calls for violence against women are also many Latin American and European countries responded. In many places, women within 1 hour strikes.
Matias - 19-year-old brother of Lucia, told The protest is the only way to prevent "thousands Lucias again" was killed, and the only way for her "eyes closed to rest".
According to the BBC, an average of every 36 hours to have a woman killed in domestic violence cases in Argentina.
In 2012, the country passed a law against killing women, which increases the penalty for those who kill women if related to gender factor, as well as increase penalties for domestic violence offenses however, the situation did not improve as much.
The people of the protesters rain - Photo: AFP
People in La Paz, Bolivia also responded to calls for street demonstrations in Argentina - Photo: AFP
Protests also broke out in other cities - AFP
The protestors in the capital Buenos Aires - Photo: AFP
The activists blocked the streets to protest violence against women - Picture: REUTERS
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