Thursday, 2 June 2016

Photos: Thousands protest naked against gang rape of 16-year-old

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epa05341230 Brazilian activists participate in a rally against the gang rape of 16-year-old girl in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 01 June 2016. The victim told police she was drugged and that she awoke to find herself surrounded by 33 men armed with rifles and handguns. Two of the men accused in connection with the gang rape were arrested on 30 May. EPA/MARCELO SAYAO

The brutal gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Brazil has appalled the world and those tensions boiled over in Sao Paulo yesterday where thousands took to the city’s streets. More than 5,000 people took part in the demonstration against gender violence sexual degradation following the gang rape of the teenager by about 30 mean in a Rio de Janeiro favela.

The protesters carried banners reading ‘against rapists’, ‘together we’re stronger’ and ‘we’re all bleeding’ as the marched through the main streets of the city. A recent study, estimated that just over one in every 200 women in Brazil has been the victim of sexual violence.

The victim of the attack in Rio spoke out in an interview with CNN Brazil two days ago but kept her identity hidden.

She said: ‘If I have to wait for the justice system, they’ve already shown that nothing is going to happen,” she said with her face hidden.

‘I am waiting for the justice of God. That might be late but it never fails.’

According to the Buenos Aires Herald, three people have been arrested in connection with the incident. See photos below...

epa05341228 Brazilian activists shout slogans during a rally organized to protest the gang rape of 16-year-old girl in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 01 June 2016. The girl told police she was drugged and that she awoke to find herself surrounded by 33 men armed with rifles and handguns. Two of the men accused in connection with the gang rape were arrested on 30 May. EPA/MARCELO SAYAO

An artistic group performs during a protest against rape and violence against women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes TEMPLATE OUT

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cris Faga/ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock (5701062q) People take part in a protest against the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl last week in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, in Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo Protest after gang rape of girl, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 01 Jun 2016 Rio police arrested two men on May 30 and hunted four others in the alleged gang rape of an unconscious teenage girl that came to light in an online video that shocked Brazil. Social networks erupted with outrage over the video posted on May 21 featuring the girl naked on a bed and the apparent rapists bragging that she had been raped by more than 30 men.

epa05341212 A Brazilian activist holds a placard reading 'Be a woman without fear' during a rally against the gang rape of 16-year-old girl in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 01 June 2016. The girl told police she was drugged and that she awoke to find herself surrounded by 33 men armed with rifles and handguns. Two of the men accused in connection with the gang rape were arrested on 30 May. EPA/SEBASTI¿O MOREIRA

epa05341215 Brazilian activists shout slogans during a rally against the gang rape of 16-year-old girl in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 01 June 2016. The girl told police she was drugged and that she awoke to find herself surrounded by 33 men armed with rifles and handguns. Two of the men accused in connection with the gang rape were arrested on 30 May. EPA/SEBASTI¿O MOREIRA



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