Guatemala

A photograph of Maria Isabel Letiz Franco who was brutally murdered in 2001. Her murder and her mother's campaign to get justice is seen by many as the catalyst of women in Guatemala organizing to stop violence against women and institutional indifference to crime against women.Candles were lit in the Parque Central the night after the march to protest against violence against women in Guatemala. Women in Guatemala marched in solidarity to mark "The International Day Of No Violence Against Women" on the 25th of November. The day was marked throughout the world. The march took place in the capital Guatemala City, and involved between 5,000 to 10,000 people. The march stopped at various Government ministries that the marchers felt were not doing enough to protect women in Guatemala. The March delivered petitions to the Supreme Court and the Interior Ministry and several other government departments. The march ended peacefully in the Parque Central, the main square of the city and symbolic heart of government and country.

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A photograph of Maria Isabel Letiz Franco who was brutally murdered in 2001. Her murder and her mother's campaign to get justice is seen by many as the catalyst of women in Guatemala organizing to stop violence against women and institutional indifference to crime against women.Candles were lit in the Parque Central the night after the march to protest against violence against women in Guatemala. Women in Guatemala marched in solidarity to mark "The International Day Of No Violence Against Women" on the 25th of November. The day was marked throughout the world. The march took place in the capital Guatemala City, and involved between 5,000 to 10,000 people. The march stopped at various Government ministries that the marchers felt were not doing enough to protect women in Guatemala. The March delivered petitions to the Supreme Court and the Interior Ministry and several other government departments. The march ended peacefully in the Parque Central, the main square of the city and symbolic heart of government and country.