MARCHES and rallies were held across the globe on Sunday to celebrate International Women’s Day.Under the slogan “Rights. Justice. Action. For all women and girls,” demonstrators called for efforts to dismantle all barriers to equal justice, such as violence, harassment, discriminatory laws and weak legal protections.The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is on the increase in places such as Sudan.

MARCHES and rallies were held across the globe on Sunday to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Under the slogan “Rights. Justice. Action. For all women and girls,” demonstrators called for efforts to dismantle all barriers to equal justice, such as violence, harassment, discriminatory laws and weak legal protections.

The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is on the increase in places such as Sudan.

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