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Not One Less! Latin America Says No to Violence Against Women
IN PICTURES: The gruesome rape of a 16-year-old girl has united women across Latin America to demand an end to femicide and sexual violence.

Women from over 150 cities took part in marches to call for an end to the epidemic of violence against women.

The marches were organized by the Argentine collective Ni Una Menos, or Not One Less, after a 16-year-old girl was brutally raped and murdered.

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Tens of thousands of women across Argentina walked off the job Wednesday to
Tens of thousands of women across Argentina walked off the job Wednesday to "make noise" against gender violence and economic inequalities in the first women's national strike in the country's history. Photo:Cobertura Colaborativa Nosotras Paramos
Protesters showed signs with the stories of missing or murdered women, chanting
Protesters showed signs with the stories of missing or murdered women, chanting "We won't forgive, we won't forget." Photo:Facción
In Costa Rica, women smeared signs reading
In Costa Rica, women smeared signs reading "I'm tired of being afraid! I want to be alive tomorrow" with red handprints to represent the victims of sexual violence. Photo:Ale Ara
In Peru, women held a candlelight vigil to honor the thousands of women who are killed at the hands of men.
In Peru, women held a candlelight vigil to honor the thousands of women who are killed at the hands of men. Photo:teleSUR / Rael Mora
A sign at a vigil in Peru read
A sign at a vigil in Peru read "Rosa Marisol, 26 years old, Tumbes, was burned and died." Photo:teleSUR / Rael Mora
Sign reads
Sign reads "66,000 women are killed each year worldwide." Photo:teleSUR / Rael Mora
Women placed candles in tribute to the victims of femicide, committed primarily by their spouses and partners.
Women placed candles in tribute to the victims of femicide, committed primarily by their spouses and partners. Photo:teleSUR / Rael Mora
In Argentina, a woman stands topless with the message
In Argentina, a woman stands topless with the message "This body is being murdered." Photo:Cobertura Colaborativa NosotrasParamos
A woman in Montevideo, Uruguay holds a sign that reads
A woman in Montevideo, Uruguay holds a sign that reads "Rapist into the blender." Photo:Emergente
Women in Rosario, Argentina yell
Women in Rosario, Argentina yell "we want us alive." Photo:Emergente
A man in a march in Chile stands with a sign that reads
A man in a march in Chile stands with a sign that reads "I am half naked, surrounded by the opposite sex ... and I feel protected not intimidated. I want the same for them." Photo:Emergente
Published 20 October 2016
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