#25N In photos: "For our rights and against all violence" in the streets of Asunción
“For our rights and against all forms of violence,” the slogan of #25N that mobilized women and diverse groups in Asunción.
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ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay. “For our rights and against all forms of violence” was the slogan that led the #25NPy march in Asunción. More than two thousand women, girls, and adolescents, from diverse professions, political affiliations, and sexual and gender identities—urban, rural, and Indigenous—mobilized against gender-based violence this November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women .
The march, organized by the feminist group Paro Mujeres Paraguay, took place in downtown Asunción. Representatives from various organizations participated in the demonstration, which began at Plaza Uruguaya and ended at Plaza de la Democracia. There, the manifesto was read, and an artistic festival was held.
As is typical in November, the heat was intense from early morning, but far from keeping people apart, it brought them closer together. Despite the sweat and smudged makeup, laughter, chants, and calls for justice filled the emptiness and desolation of the historic center. The demonstration also featured the participation of Argentine journalist and writer Luciana Peker, who was invited by the Paraguayan Network of Women Journalists and Communicators (RMPCPy) and Emancipa Magazine .
Some signs repeated the phrase "They were girls," referring to the infanticide of Mariana and Maria del Carmen Villalba, ages 10 and 11, murdered by the Joint Task Force in the district of Yby Yaú in 2020, and " Where is Lichita? " referring to her cousin, who would be 15 today, also disappeared that same year, still without any answers from the State. Other slogans read: "Why is something as simple as going home a privilege?", "They don't turn up dead, they are murdered," "Che kuerái (I'm tired of this), let me exist."
In Paraguay, a woman is killed every eight days. According to data from the Equality and Non-Discrimination Observatory of the Center for Documentation and Studies (CDE), 36 cases were registered this year: 11 in the Central Department, 4 in Alto Paraná, and 3 in Asunción. The organization highlights two striking facts: first, no femicides were recorded in September; and second, June and July were the months with the most femicides, whereas in previous years, reported femicides peaked during the summer months.
Other cities also mobilized. In Ciudad del Este (Alto Paraná department), the Kuña Poty organization called for a march in the city center. They specifically called for solidarity with an 18-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last Sunday. They also demanded compliance with Law 5.777 and the creation of shelters for women victims of violence.
In Mexico City and Buenos Aires
Presentes covered the marches in Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Here's our social media coverage:
Network coverage: from Mexico City, Geo González and from Buenos Aires, Agustina Ramos and Maby Sosa.
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