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30,000 march through Paris against domestic violence
Marchers in Marseille, where women also took to the streets
THIRTY thousand women marched against sexual assault and harassment in Paris yesterday in the largest of multiple European demonstrations.
Protesters clad in purple chanted “we’re sick of rape,” “end impunity for aggressors” and “a woman is never responsible for the violence she suffers.”
While President Emmanuel Macron tweeted support for the march, organisers said his government was not providing resources to battle domestic violence and its attacks on pensions, child and housing benefit were increasing poverty, which is linked to rising domestic violence.
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