More than 50,000 people marched in Peru’s capital and eight other cities on Saturday to protest violence against woman and what they say is the indifference of the judicial system. Officials said the size of the protest against gender violence was unprecedented in Peru and followed several recent high-profile cases in which male perpetrators were given what women’s groups said were too-lenient sentences. Peru’s newly inaugurated president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, took part in the march along with first lady Nancy Lange. “What we don’t want in Peru is violence against anyone, but especially against women and children,” he said. Peru’s march follows similar protests against gender violence in other Latin American countries, including Argentina and Brazil, held under the slogan #NiUnaMenos #NotOneLess.

Source: The Guardian August 14, 2016 02:59 UTC