United against violence on International Women’s Day

REFLECTING the diverse contributions of women in modern society, International Women’s Day was marked throughout the country yesterday through words, art, music and expressions of solidarity.

Amnesty International’s Irish section led the way with a day-long programme of events that culminated in a protest march to the Dáil calling for increased government attention to addressing violence against women.

Earlier, the organisation conducted a roundtable discussion with women’s representatives in Temple Bar aimed at formulating a final report on the state’s responses to violence against women.