Some signs bore the words "Break the silence, not women," and "Aggressor, stalker, you are done for, the women are in the street". Feminist collective #NousToutes ("All of Us") meanwhile said 100,000 marched in Paris, hailing it as "the biggest march against gender-based violence in French history". The Paris march was one of 30 organised throughout France involving nearly 70 organisations, political parties, unions and associations. One woman is killed in France every three days by their partner or ex-partner, while marital violence affects 220,000 Frenchwomen every year. The marches across France come ahead of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is on Monday.

Source: The Local November 24, 2019 07:41 UTC