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November 25th marks 'The international day of elimination of violence against women'. People all over the world gathered to mark the day and celebrities took to social media to join the fight.
Paris, Oct 16 (EFE / EPA) .- Dozens of women took to the streets of Paris Saturday to denounce acts of rape and sexual harassment in the performing arts as part of the #MeTooThéâtre movement, near the French Ministry of Culture and the 'Comedie Francaise' theater. (Camera: CHRISTOPHE PETIT-TESSON)SHOT LIST: THE #METOOTHEATRE MOVEMENT PROTEST IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Managua / San Salvador / San Jose, Nov 25 (EFE).- Protesters around Latin America on Wednesday took to the streets to demand an end to gender violence and femicide on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.At least 4,640 women were victims of femicide in Latin America in 2019, an increase of 31.5 percent over the previous year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean reported Wednesday.(Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS / VLADIMIR CHICAS / DOUGLAS MARIN).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH TO DEMAND AN END TO GENDER VIOLENCE AND FEMICIDE IN THE CAPITAL CITIES OF NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR AND COSTA RICA.
Newser reports the charges against disgraced Hollywood mogul and sex offender Harvey Weinstein continue to pile up. Los Angeles Country prosecutors say Weinstein was charged Friday with the rape of two more women. The district attorney's office says the charges include three counts of rape and three counts of forcible oral copulation involving the two women. Tallied up, Weinstein is now charged with 11 felony counts in Los Angeles County, involving five women. The 68-year-old is serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York on convictions for rape and sexual assault against two women.
Natalie Portman says she has "100 stories" of sexual misconduct and harassment made against her in Hollywood.
George Clooney says his wife, human rights lawyer Amal, has faced sexual harassment in her own line of work.