Hundreds of protesters marched throughout France, calling for a common framework regulation to deal with violence towards girls
From Paris to Marseille, hundreds of individuals – principally girls, however many males too – demonstrated throughout France as we speak calling for a common framework regulation to deal with violence towards girls. Femicide is on the rise throughout Europe.
“The extra we’re, the extra we shall be seen, it's a difficulty that impacts everybody, not simply girls,” mentioned Peggy Plou, who took half within the Paris demonstration together with tens of hundreds of individuals, 80,000 based on organizers.
In Marseille, in southern France, round 800 folks, principally younger folks, gathered within the Outdated Port to denounce sexist violence. “To interrupt the regulation of silence, disgrace to vary sides” and “No means no”, have been written on the placards held by the protesters. Arno Garset, who participated along with his two youngsters within the mobilization. “We’re the supply of the issue and the supply of the options as properly,” he famous.
Giselle Peliko is the feminist individual of the 12 months for her braveness
A little bit additional away, a lady wore a badge the place she had crossed out the phrase “Defend your daughters” and changed it with the slogan “Educate your sons.” The protests got here two days earlier than the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence towards Ladies, on Monday.
This 12 months's mobilization towards all types of violence (sexual, bodily, psychological, financial, in addition to femicide) is going down in France beneath particular circumstances, towards the background of the trial of fifty males accused of raping 70-year-old Giselle Pelico for a decade after drugging her. unbeknownst to her, her husband.
This case, which shocked the nation and the world public opinion, “reveals that the tradition of rape is rooted in society, as is violence towards girls”, mentioned Amandine Cormier, of the group “Feminist strike”, in a press convention which he lately granted.
“Patriarchal violence is practiced in all places, in houses, workplaces, examine areas, on the highway, in technique of transport, in nursing establishments, in all places in society,” he confused.
“Political motion is sort of non-existent”
The decision for mobilization was signed by greater than 400 organizations and personalities, together with singers and actresses. “Successive governments have multiplied the guarantees however the means are insignificant and reducing, the political motion is sort of non-existent” they mentioned of their declaration calling for a “actual leap”.
In November 2017, a number of months after assuming the presidency, Emmanuel Macron declared that the primary aim of his presidency can be to advertise equality between women and men and the “whole elimination of violence towards girls”.
Measures taken (resembling a phone quantity for victims to report) have been welcomed by girls's rights associations, though they have been thought-about inadequate. They’re asking for an quantity of two.6 billion to be invested. euros yearly to fight violence and to cross a “single framework regulation” to exchange the present, “fragmented and incomplete” laws.
The deputy minister answerable for equality, Salima Saa, mentioned earlier this month that she would announce “concrete and efficient measures” on November 25.
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