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Mobilising the anti-rape movement
by Cristel Amiss and Lisa Longstaff
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THE anti-rape movement shook India in December 2012 and Argentina and Latin America in 2015-16.
The rapes and murders were not new, but women’s massive response was — it spread like wildfire, mobilising millions and exposing the complicity of government and other institutions in allowing and even encouraging rape and murder, and preventing victims from getting justice.
In Argentina, the Ni Una Menos (Not One Less) movement was formed after a pregnant 14-year-old Chiara Paez was found murdered by her boyfriend. Other victims followed, including 16-year-old Lucia Perez who was gang raped and tortured and died of her injuries.
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