Thousands march in France to protest violence against women | Women’s Rights Issues

Demonstrations come amidst the outrage of women being killed by their loved ones and as French women become increasingly aware of the abuse and abuse.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of France to demand that the government take action to prevent violence against women.

Saturday’s demonstrations, in Paris and other French cities, came amid growing outrage in the country over women being killed by their loved ones and while French women are increasingly talking about abuse and ill-treatment.

Demonstrators marched in the capital behind a large sign saying, “Stop having sex and sexual violence.”

“We always blame women,” Parisian protester Ghislaine Gireire-Revalier said, expressing sympathy for women with domestic violence.

“What we forget is the strangeness of being caught by a human being … slowly it becomes like a spider that surrounds you.”

Anti-violence groups for women say at least 101 women have been killed by their friends or former partners in France this year – at least one woman every three days.

More than 220,000 women are abused or sexually abused each year, according to a 2017 global survey.

Human rights activists are urging the government of President Emmanuel Macron to pay 1 billion euros ($ 1.1bn) a year to address violence against women, instead of the 360 ​​million euros ($ 406m) spent here, among other things to make many accommodations.

Demonstrator Meryll Le Goff said “there are mechanisms in place for those at high risk”, a special phone with a button to refuse to alert police.

More than 2,500 such phones were sent to the country in September, the Ministry of Justice said.

“But it’s not enough for everyone,” Le Goff said. “Half of them, men who are temporarily detained or imprisoned but are released without any procedures … that’s the problem.”

The demonstrations are part of a week-long global event to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Human rights activists are urging President Macron’s government to pay $ 1 billion ($ 1.1bn) a year to end violence against women. [Adrienne Surprenant/AP]