Protests, celebrations mark International Women's Day across globe
Source: Buenos Aires Times
TODAY 16:31
From downtown Buenos Aires to the the streets of Manila, people around the world marked International Women's Day on Sunday with calls to end exploitation and increase equality.
WOMEN MARCH FROM THE NATIONAL CONGRESS TO THE PLAZA DE MAYO ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, EACH ONE CARRYING A FLOWER AND A SIGN WITH NAMES OF THOSE WOMEN KILLED IN 2020. | AP/NATACHA PISARENKO
From the streets of Manila to a school in East London, people around the world marked International Women's Day on Sunday with calls to end exploitation and increase equality.
But tensions marred some celebrations, with police arresting demonstrators at a rally in Kyrgyzstan and separatists detonating a bomb during a ceremony in Cameroon. No-one was hurt in the attack.
"In many different ways or forms, women are being exploited and taken advantage of," Arlene Brosas, the representative of a Filipino advocacy group said during a rally that drew hundreds to the area near the presidential palace. Protesters called for higher pay and job security, and demanded that President Rodrigo Duterte respect women's rights.
In Pakistan, women rallied in cities across the country, despite petitions filed in court seeking to stop them. The opposition was stirred in part by controversy over a slogan used in last year's march: "My Body, My Choice."
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