The slogan "Enough killed" .. Massive demonstrations in France condemning violence against women

Thousands of people marched in France on Saturday to call for an end to gender-based violence, sexual violence and murders of women, whose growing number is sparking an unprecedented wave of condemnation in the country.

Protesters in Paris, mostly women, chanted slogans against domestic violence and wore crimson placards that recorded the victims' names, with slogans such as "Enough killed." Scarlet is a symbol used by the women's rights movement.

Behind a banner belonging to a national union of the victims' families, several people carried banners with a picture of their murdered relative. Around 30 marches were planned in other parts of France, and others marched in Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lille.

The level of consciousness is changing
"We think this is going to be a historic march," said Caroline de Haas, a Paris organizer. "The level of consciousness ... is changing dramatically," she said.

The marches aim to pressure the government two days before the conclusion of consultations on domestic violence, launched in early September, to end the scourge. It is scheduled to announce the Prime Minister Edward Phillip measures in this regard - expected by the organizations concerned impatiently - about forty measures in this regard.

"We can no longer enumerate cases in which a woman's murder could have been avoided," march organizers said in an invitation posted on Facebook. "Through this process, we will ensure that the authorities will finally take the necessary measures."

More than 70 organizations, parties, unions and associations, as well as influential figures, were invited to participate in the march led by the feminist No Tout (we are all). "To this day, we cannot continue to accept impunity for the killing of women. The state must do its part to ensure the security of all women in this country," said Karen Blasar, an activist at the No Toot Society in Paris.

116 women have been killed this year
Since the beginning of 2019, at least 116 women have been killed by her or her former partner, according to a case-by-case study conducted by AFP. In 2018, 121 women were victims of domestic violence, according to the Interior Ministry.

Official data showed that about 213,000 women each year are victims of physical or sexual violence, or both, by their partner or former partner, about 1% of the number of women aged between 18 and 75 years.

Last year, some 50,000 people demonstrated throughout France, including 30,000 in Paris, according to organizers (12,000 according to police) to press authorities on the issue.

Secretary of State for Gender Equality Marilyn Chiapa and Interior Minister Christophe Castaner on Friday presented an "assessment table" aimed at helping security forces to better assess the risks surrounding women victims when they file complaints.