(Buenos Aires) Thousands of people demonstrated in Argentina on Saturday, on the occasion of the International Day Against Violence Against Women, with the slogan of defending gender policies after the election of the controversial new ultraliberal president , Javier Milei.
In Buenos Aires, between 4,000 and 5,000 demonstrators, according to an AFP journalist, marched from the parliament, which in 2017 adopted a law on gender equality and in 2020 another legalizing abortion, to the traditional Plaza of Mayo.
Other demonstrations against violence against women also took place in several provinces.
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PHOTO TOMAS CUESTA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Demonstration on November 25, 2023 against violence against women in Argentina.
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PHOTO TOMAS CUESTA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Javier Milei, elected president of the country last Sunday, said during his campaign that he wanted to abolish the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, which is responsible for preventing gender violence and supporting victims.
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PHOTO NATACHA PISARENKO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester wears a mask that reads “Not a step back.”
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“Stop the violence”, “For a safe, legal and free abortion”, could we read on the numerous banners brandished by the demonstrators in the capital, who marched to the presidential palace alongside activists from left-wing parties and human rights organizations.
“The statement by President-designate Milei that “violence has no gender” scares us very much,” Marcela Morera, 52, whose daughter Julieta died at age 22, a victim, told AFP. of femicide.
Javier Milei, elected president of the country last Sunday, said during his campaign that he wanted to abolish the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, which is responsible for preventing gender violence and supporting victims.
Milei, who is scheduled to take office on December 10, has also spoken out against abortion rights and compulsory sex education.