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Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Spanish capital to protest violence against women and the 1378 victims “sexist terrorism.”
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid, the capital of Spain, on Saturday in a march protesting violence against women, and to give a voice to those “who are not here to be able to talk.”
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Demonstrators at the rally waved banners remembering the 1,378 women killed by “sexist terrorism” since 1995.
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Major political parties as well as women’s unions and social collectives joined the rally called by the feminist movement, beginning in the Spanish capital’s Paseo del Prado opposite the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.
The mainly-female protesters donned purple t-shirts in solidarity with the murdered women.
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias was among the protesters, El Mundo reports, as was the Socialist Party (PSOE) head Pedro Sanchez.
Iglesias, who held placard with the slogan, “A country against sexist violence,” said that “society, also in gender violence, is formed by government,” and said that he would give “housing alternatives for victims, even those who have not gone to the police.”
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Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau marched alongside her Madrid counterpart Manuela Carmena to support the campaign, saying, “if this violence was exercised against men, the country would be militarized.”
Another aspect of the march was in protest against the failure of politicians to push for gender equality policies.
“They say that they are against violence, but if then that is not translated into proposals, if the Government Delegation against Sexist Violence has been reduced by 26 percent and there are no legislative reforms passed last year, there is no politics in relation to women,” said Neolia Landeta, spokesperson for the rally.
