IN PICTURES. March to commemorate Women’s Day

Members of the Coordinator March 8 and different organizations carried out a march this Friday to commemorate the International Women’s Daya date on which a call is made to respect the rights of this population and the struggle that has been carried out for years in search of equality is vindicated.

The mobilization began at 2:00 p.m. It left from the area in front of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and included passing through several streets and avenues, heading to the National Palace of Culture, in order to reach the Plaza de la Constitución and close with other activities in the framework of this commemoration.

The Guatemalans used blankets, vuvuzelas, posters, fireworks and loudspeakers to make themselves heard. Their approaches focused on asking for a dignified life, access to justice, and an end to criminalization and violence.

These are some of the messages observed on the banners: “Free, powerful, alive and without fear”; “the point is that we have all been harassed, not that everyone harasses”; “I want to live, not survive”; and “we exist, we resist!”.

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In the morning, sit-ins were held in different State institutions as part of the activities for Women’s Day. There was also a public event with the participation of Government authorities, where the victims of the fire at the Virgen de la Asunción Safe Home were remembered.

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Almost half of women in Guatemala have been victims of violence, according to survey

Nearly half of Guatemalan women have suffered at least one incident of violence against them, according to a survey carried out by the state National Institute of Statistics (INE) with the support of Mexico and the United Nations.

The survey, released on the occasion of International Women’s Day which is commemorated this Friday, March 8, indicates that 48.8% of women have suffered from an act of violence throughout their lives.

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Guatemala has a total population of 17.8 million inhabitants, including 9 million women, the same source stated.

The data was collected in the National Household Quality and Well-being Survey of the National Institute of Statistics and was carried out between September 11 and November 30, 2023 in 18,120 homes in the 22 departments (provinces) into which it is geographically divided. the country.

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