'Slutwalk' Protests Around the World (PHOTOS)

Women take part in the Marcha das Vagabundas (Slutwalk) protest in Brasilia June 18, 2011. The demonstrators are protesting against sexism, rape and sexual crimes following similar recent demonstrations in Canada after a Toronto policeman suggested in January that women could avoid sexual assault by not dressing like a slut. See below for pictures taken during the protest.

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Women take part in the "Marcha das Vagabundas" (Slutwalk) protest in Brasilia June 18, 2011.

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Women take part in the "Marcha das Vagabundas" (Slutwalk) protest in Sao Paulo June 4, 2011. The demonstrators are protesting sexism, rape and sexual crimes following similar recent demonstrations in Canada where a Toronto policeman was quoted saying "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized".

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A woman takes part in the "Marcha das Vagabundas" (Slutwalk) protest in Sao Paulo Jun 4, 2011. The demonstrators are protesting sexism, rape and sexual crimes following similar recent demonstrations in Canada where a Toronto policeman was quoted saying "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized". The banner reads "The male chauvinism kills".

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SlutWalk participants cheer a speaker, after walking from Hyde Park Corner, in Trafalgar Square, central London June 11, 2011. SlutWalk is protest movement which started after a policeman advised women students in Canada to "avoid dressing like sluts". Thousands of people - some dressed provocatively - have taken part in various SlutWalks, which aim to highlight the injustice of blaming the victim rather than the rapist or abuser, local media reported.

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Two women take part in the "March of Bitches" to protest against discrimination and violence against women in Tegucigalpa June 11, 2011. The march is part of the SlutWalk protest movement which started after a policeman advised women students in Canada to "avoid dressing like sluts".

Demonstrators take part in anti-sexism protest in Paris

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Demonstrators take part in the "Marche des Salopes" (Slutwalk) protest in Paris, May 22, 2011.

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People take part in the "Slutwalk" protest in Toronto, April 3, 2011. Protesters hit the streets to protest against rape and sexual crimes in response to a Toronto Police Const. Michael Sanguinetti quoted in saying "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."

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