Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of Madrid to denounce violence against women, with similar rallies held in France and Latin America countries.
Protesters carried placards and banners that demanded measures to halt abuse of women and chanted slogans against escalating violence targeting women.
In Madrid, protesters gathered at Opera Square with placards reading the name, the place and the date of murders of victims of gender violence in the country.
The participants as well as authorities in the capital city kept a minute of silence in a bid to honor the victims of abuse. Identical rallies were also held in other Spanish cities against gender-based brutality and discrimination.
Hundreds of demonstrators in France also took to the streets of capital Paris to condemn violence against women, marching peacefully from Place de la Bastille to Place de la Republique.
Mass rallies slamming horrific violence against women also swept across Latin Americaafter a series of brutal murders stoked outrage over a persisting dilemma in the region.
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, the latest in a series of massive rallies organized by a growing movement against domestic abuse and a culture of machismo.
Rallies were also held in Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela and Guatemala, with another planned in Peru for Saturday.
Nearly 200 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners so far this year in Argentina, the report says, fueling extensive condemnation.
The report further cited a survey study published Friday which found 97 percent of women in Argentina have been victims of harassment multiple times.
Activists censure not merely the murders but what they describe as a culture that values women less than men.
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