Description
Added on the 08/03/2019 18:46:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of Mexican women chant and march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
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
Protesters gather in Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day as the country comes to grips with the latest case of a violent attack against a woman. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will establish a parliamentary committee to tackle violence against women after a high-profile incident outraged the country at the weekend. The latest case of violence to grab national attention was a video on social media purportedly showing a man beating his ex-wife in front of their five-year-old child on a street in the Black Sea province of Samsun. IMAGES
Thousands of Mexican women march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Hundreds continue to march in Chile to demand their rights in Santiago on International Women's Day. A group joined the march with flags of Palestine. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.