Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Dominican pro-women organizations are promoting a protest walk from the Mirador del Sur Park to the Centro de los Heroes down Jiménez de Moya Avenue. This is a route similar to that used by the Green March for many of its successful anti-corruption marches.
The protest walk is set for Sunday, 24 November starting at 9 am. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women falls on Monday, 25 November 2019. The United Nations declared day honors the three Dominican Mirabal sisters that were murdered during the Trujillo regime.
The march is named “Marcha de las Mariposas Contra la Violencia” and the theme is “Not One More” (Ni una mas).
Carolina Mejía, secretary of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), announced that the party backs the protest.
The protest comes at a time when femicides are high on the radar of Dominicans. El Dia newspaper reported on Wednesday 13 November 2019, that 10 women had been recently killed by their spouses in less than a month. Another report in the same newspaper on 14 November says that it is time for a change in the way government is handling the situation.
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14 November 2019