The names of women victimised by violence were painted on metal barriers hastily erected around Mexico's national palace late on Saturday, ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
Near the front of the colonial-era building that serves as the president's offices, activists wrote: "Victims of Femicide" in huge letters across the top of the barriers, with the names of many women scrawled underneath.
The names of women victimized by violence were painted on metal walls in Mexico. (Reuters)
The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico s national palace ahead of a major women s march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
Near the front of the colonial-era building that serves as both the president s offices and his residence, activists wrote: Victims of Femicide in huge letters across the top of the 10-foot-tall (3-m) barriers, with the names of many women scrawled underneath.
Last year, at least 939 women were victims of femicide, the term used for homicides that deliberately target women, according to government data.
Reuters – The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico s national palace ahead of a major women s march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
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