One Billion Rising: Over 200 countries join in mass campaign to end violence against women
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Thandie Newton at the launch of One Billion Rising with Jahmene Douglas, Yvette Cooper and Ruby Wax (Ray Tang/Rex Features)
Thandie Newton at the launch of One Billion Rising with Jahmene Douglas, Yvette Cooper and Ruby Wax (Ray Tang/Rex Features)
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People participate in a rally in New Delhi. The city was rocked when a woman suffered a brutal gang-rape on a bus in December 2012, throwing the conversation of women's rights at the forefront of the political agenda (Reuters)
People participate in a rally in New Delhi. The city was rocked when a woman suffered a brutal gang-rape on a bus in December 2012, throwing the conversation of women's rights at the forefront of the political agenda (Reuters)
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An estimated 2000 students and faculty members dance to the theme song of the One Billion Rising campaign in the quadrangle of the St. Scholastica college in Manila, Philippines (Reuters)
An estimated 2000 students and faculty members dance to the theme song of the One Billion Rising campaign in the quadrangle of the St. Scholastica college in Manila, Philippines (Reuters)
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged her support for the movement and 2000 people joined a flashmob in Melbourne. A group of women and men dance at a park in central Sydney (Reuters)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged her support for the movement and 2000 people joined a flashmob in Melbourne. A group of women and men dance at a park in central Sydney (Reuters) (REUTERS)
Over 200 countries have supported "One Billion Rising", a movement to end violence against women. Women and men joined rallies, flashmobs and marches in support of the cause. According to the UN, one in three women around the world are subjected to violence at some point in their lives - that's one billion women. Supporters in the UK attended a dancing flashmob outside Parliament, while movements were also seen in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Congo.
