Protesters Speak Out to Stop Violence Against Women

Members of feminist organizations take part in a rally against gender violence on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 25, 2016.

A woman carries a picture of her daughter, who she said is a victim of domestic violence, during a demonstration organized by "Mujeres de Negro" (Women in Black) against gender violence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 25, 2016.

Performers participate in a demonstration to commemorate the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in San Salvador, El Salvador, Nov. 25, 2016.

Gender studies students wearing masks pose with the word "Enough" written on their hands during a performance to commemorate victims of gender violence, during the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Oviedo, Spain, Nov. 25, 2016.

Gender studies students wear masks and hold signs bearing names and ages during a performance to commemorate victims of gender violence, during the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Oviedo, Spain, Nov. 25, 2016.

A boy looks to people dressed in black as they demonstrate at a parade during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 25, 2016.

An indigenous woman carries a sign that says in Spanish "Why did my grandfather rape me?" during a march on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Guatemala City, Nov. 25, 2016.

Red shoes are displayed as part of a protest highlighting violence against women at the Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 21, 2016. The protest is a tribute to the victims of femicide, with each pair of shoes representing a victim of gender violence.

A photo of Lucia Perez,16, who was raped and killed in Argentina, is projected on a building as women participate in a demonstration against gender violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2016.

Women participate in a demonstration against gender violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2016. Women in Brazil organized protests condemning violence against women following the brutal gang rape of a woman on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro by suspected drug dealers.

A woman with her face painted protests against gender violence in Mexico City, Oct. 19, 2016. Women across Latin America participated in protests in response to the shocking rape and killing of a teenage girl in Argentina.

Aymara women and activists shout slogans and hold signs that read in Spanish "not one less" during a march against gender violence in La Paz, Bolivia, Oct. 19, 2016. Similar protests were made throughout Latin America after a teen was slain in Argentina.

Women protest against gender violence in Asuncion, Paraguay, Oct. 19, 2016. Similar protests were made throughout Latin America after a 16-year-old girl was slain, drugged, raped and tortured in Argentina.

Women hold a sign that reads in Spanish "We want ourselves alive" during a protest against gender violence in Asuncion, Paraguay, Oct. 19, 2016. Similar protests were made throughout Latin America.

Women shout during a demonstration against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 19, 2016. Argentines marched to condemn violence against women in a protest that was followed in other Latin American countries.

Women embrace during a demonstration against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 19, 2016.

People dressed in black demonstrate against gender violence, under the rain in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 19, 2016, after the recent rape and killing of a 16-year-old girl.