DEMONSTRATION: Egyptian Women Gather to Protest Against Sexual Harassment, Violence

Source:

Thea Manning for the Australian Broadcast Corporation

Duration:

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 20:00

Countries:

Asia

Western Asia

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Human Rights

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Initiative Type:

Appeals & Demonstrations

In a few hours a large group of Egyptian women will gather in Talaat Harb Sqaure in Cairo to protest against sexual harassment. Activists say the new wave of sexual violence seems more coordinated than ever before. Last week a group of demonstrators calling for an end to the sexual harassment of women were attacked by a group of men who reportedly ripped women's clothes off, groping and punching them as they marched across Tahrir Square.

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