Hundreds of Swiss Men Rally in Bern Against Violence Against Women; Justice Minister Says Men Commit 99% of Rapes
Hundreds of men gathered on Saturday, November 14, on the Bundesplatz, the square in front of the parliament building in the Swiss capital Bern, for a "Men Against Violence Against Women" rally, calling on men to confront their own role in the problem of violence.
The rally came against the backdrop of a survey released in June by the University of Zurich and the organization MenCare, which found that about half of Swiss men aged 18 to 24 hold a restrictive, dominance-based view of masculinity. In a speech on November 2, Swiss Justice Minister Beat Jans said men commit four-fifths of all violent crimes and 99% of rapes.
Organizers said the rally was meant to show that opposing violence against women is not only a women's issue, and that men should speak up and act as well.
(Source: Associated Press)
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：瑞士首都伯尔尼的联邦广场与联邦大厦（国会大厦），11月14日的男性反暴力集会在此举行。照片：Axel Tschentscher 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Bundesplatz and the Federal Palace (parliament building) in Bern, Switzerland, where the men's rally against violence was held on Nov. 14. Photo by Axel Tschentscher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
