Carrying banners that read “From Skopje to a fight without borders”, “I’ll love you more if you are with me at the march”, “Not one more”, and “Hello, how many bouquets does your life cost”, male and female citizens participated in the traditional march on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Skopje.
A strong message for the advancement of women’s rights and greater equality in society was sent. Also, they emphasized that March 8 greetings and symbolic gestures were not enough if parallel work was not done to eradicate gender-based violence, economic inequality, and discrimination.
Over the past two weeks, the Interior Ministry has filed 21 criminal charges for a total of 25 acts related to domestic violence. As the institution added in its press release, five charges have been filed concerning gender-based violence.