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Global march for women’s rights

People around world hit roads “walking and dancing” as part of “One Billion Rising” rally to end gender-based violence.

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Eve Ensler (R) founder of V-Day embraces a woman in the crowd during a global rally "One Billion Rising", which is part of a V-Day event calling for an end to gender-based violence, in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo on February 14, 2013. V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, said organisers.
Published On 14 Feb 2013
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A banner displayed at a gathering in central London, where Women protested as part of the "One Billion Rising" campaign.
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Participants dance during one of the "One Billion Rising" campaign dancing events in Hong Kong.
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Indonesian women cheer as they take part in the global campaign to end violence against women, in Jakarta.
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An Afghan woman holds a banner referring to a global domestic violence awareness campaign during a march in the capital Kabul.
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Bangladeshi women form a human chain as they participate in a campaign rally in Dhaka.
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A group of women and men dance as they participate in the "One Billion Rising" camapign at a park in central Sydney.
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Activists dance in an event to support global campaign for women(***)s rights in New Delhi, India.
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Thousands of women and children in various cities in India danced in the streets, in malls and other places to express support for the campaign.
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Congolese children hold a placard that reads "the Congo is indivisible" as part of a global rally in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Activists cover their mouths while gathering in a flash mob for a campaign against sexual violence against women in downtown Singapore.
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Filipino students of St Scholastica(***)s College, dance inside their campus during the kick off of the global campaign in Manila.
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A woman raises her finger in the air at a gathering of the "One Billion Rising" campaign in Belgrade.