March 8 has been established as the International Women’s Dayday of commemoration of the struggles of the women’s rights movement.
Today women will demonstrate en masse all over the world to defend their rights, which are under attack in many countries. Rallies and other events are planned in cities around the world, from Paris and Madrid to Baghdad, Istanbul and Singapore.
The Taliban in Afghanistan, the massive crackdown on protests that erupted in Iran following the death of Mahsha Amini after she was arrested by the morality police, the questioning of abortion rights in the US, the effects of the war in Ukraine on women: the There are many reasons for the protests.
The women “they remain the first victims of wars and are under-represented in diplomatic talks” officials complained today before the UN Security Council. “Equality between the two sexes is getting further and further away and at the current rate the UN Women’s Organization (UNIFEM) predicts that it will be achieved in 300 years,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
Yesterday Tuesday 7/3 the European Union adopted sanctions against 9 persons and 3 entities responsible for sexual violence and violations of women’s rights in six countries (Afghanistan, Russia, South Sudan, Myanmar, Iran, Syria).
Rallies and demonstrations
In the London the Madame Tussauds museum will celebrate today by presenting a new wax statue of British activist Emmeline Pankhurst, who in 1903 founded the Women’s Social and Political Union, promoting women’s right to vote. In Europe, rallies are planned in many countries, such as France and Spain.
Elsewhere in the world, however, demonstrations have been banned, such as in Lahore, Pakistan, a conservative and patriarchal country where the authorities justified their decision by citing “controversial banners and banners” held by female protesters that referred to taboo subjects such as divorce, sexual harassment or menstruation.
In the Mexico with the slogan “No more women murdered” and “Against male violence and precarious work” the demonstrators will march in the country’s largest cities, where 969 femicides were recorded in 2022, according to official data, reports APE-MPE, citing Reuters.
“We are women and so many of our rights are not respected today by the government and the country,” activist Yuli Indriani told a crowd of about 50 women gathered in heavy rain in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
In Japan, which last year ranked 116th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s ranking of gender equality, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference that progress had been made in improving women’s working conditions. He added, however, that more needs to be done.
On the other hand, Canada outdated anti-abortion laws were repealed, while the Ireland announced a November referendum to remove outdated references to women in the country’s Constitution.
In Colombia are planned gatherings demanding measures to deal with the increased number femicides. In 2022, 614 murders of women were recorded in the country compared to 182 in 2020, according to the data of the competent ministry.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US First Lady Jill Biden will present Washington with an award for their contribution “to a better tomorrow for eleven exceptional women from around the world”.
Feminists in the US are especially mobilizing to defend the right to abortion, which is at risk in the country after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Source: News Beast
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