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Women protest outside Laganside courts in Belfast today
NEARLY 1,000 women rallied silently outside Laganside courts in Belfast today in protest at the judicial and media treatment of rape.
The demonstration in which “women came together to show solidarity” took place after the acquittal of four rugby players on charges relating to the alleged rape of a young woman.
The event was called by Reclaim the Night but supported by numerous other feminist groups including Reclaim the Agenda, Alliance for Choice Belfast, Belfast Feminist Network, sexual abuse counselling service Nexus and Women’s Aid.
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