Women marchers protest  machismo, femicide

With cries of “ Down with the patriarchy that is going to fall, up with feminism that will win” and “down with machismo “ hundreds of  Panama women marched from Parque Porras to the Cinta Costera on International Women’s Day, March 8, where they staged cultural events to highlight their call for respect for the rights of all women, the end of machismo and femicides, which has claimed nine lives so far this year.

They also demanded greater social rights, equity and the right to decide on their bodies.

A recurring theme aimed at the police was” Why are they scandalized by those who fight and not by those who die? ” and  ” if you compliment me, who do you protect and serve? “;