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According to WHO over 140 million women are facing the consequences of Female genital mutilation in the world. Kenyan women recall experiences of FGM.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday for International Women’s Day, a day after the country’s lawmakers debated reforming a controversial sexual consent law that inadvertently led to the reduction of sentences for over 700 offenders.
Demonstrators take to the streets of central Stockholm to mark International Women's Day in the Swedish capital. Several organisations hold up signs of solidarity with Iranian women to call for more freedom and rights in their country. IMAGES
Crowds hit streets in cities around the world to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday March 8. The event, to highlight gender equality and women's rights, comes amid a wave of threats to both: from the Taliban's pulling back of numerous rights in Afghanistan to the reversal of the Roe vs Wade abortion ruling in the United States. "As a woman, I must keep speaking up" says one participant in Tokyo, "I'm trying to be the voice for those who are not able to do it themselves."
Thousands take to the streets of Madrid for a rally to mark International Women's Day. Spain is often seen as a benchmark for women's rights in Europe, notably after its 2004 adoption of a law promoting measures against gender-based violence. IMAGES
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