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Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:34 PM

A Syrian woman refugee carries a pot of cooked food during International Women's Day at the al-Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, March 8, 2014. On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:15 PM

Women carry placards during a sit-in in front of Beirut's national museum against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day March 8, 2014. A Lebanese woman was bludgeoned to death by her husband with a pressure cooker last month, the latest in a series of highly publicised domestic violence cases in the country long regarded as the most progressive Arab state. The spate of highly publicised deaths has ignited popular outrage at the lack of legal protection for women in this small Mediterranean country of 4 million, where activists estimate domestic violence kills at least one woman each month. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:08 PM

An activist holds a banner during a march against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day in Beirut March 8, 2014. A Lebanese woman was bludgeoned to death by her husband with a pressure cooker last month, the latest in a series of highly publicised domestic violence cases in the country long regarded as the most progressive Arab state. The spate of highly publicised deaths has ignited popular outrage at the lack of legal protection for women in this small Mediterranean country of 4 million, where activists estimate domestic violence kills at least one woman each month. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:03 PM

A woman holds a pressure cooker during a march against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day in Beirut March 8, 2014. A Lebanese woman was bludgeoned to death by her husband with a pressure cooker last month, the latest in a series of highly publicised domestic violence cases in the country long regarded as the most progressive Arab state. The spate of highly publicised deaths has ignited popular outrage at the lack of legal protections for women in this small Mediterranean country of 4 million, where activists estimate domestic violence kills at least one woman each month. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 17:00 PM

A woman displaced by the conflict wears a dress in the colours of the South Sudanese flag as she sits at a desk with stickers that reads "No war" in a camp for displaced people in Juba, March 8, 2014. On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:57 PM

Women displaced by the conflict wait in line for registration at a camp for displaced people in Juba, March 8, 2014. On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:57 PM

Families of Rola Yacoub and Manal Assi, victims of domestic violence, react as they carry their pictures and banners during a march against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day in Beirut March 8, 2014. Assi was bludgeoned to death by her husband with a pressure cooker last month, the latest in a series of highly publicised domestic violence cases in the country long regarded as the most progressive Arab state. The spate of highly publicised deaths has ignited popular outrage at the lack of legal protections for women in this small Mediterranean country of 4 million, where activists estimate domestic violence kills at least one woman each month. The banners read : '(L) How many times will Manal be killed? Justice to Manal Assi'- (R) Are you waiting for me to die, to approve the law'. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:54 PM

Laila (C), mother of Rola Yacoub, carries a picture of her during a march against domestic violence against women, marking International Women's Day in Beirut March 8, 2014. News of Rola Yacoub's death last July in a northern Lebanese town broke the customary silence surrounding violence against women. Yacoub's family says her husband beat her with a wooden broomstick in front of their daughters. Laila said neighbours had tried to intervene when they heard screaming from her daughter's house on July 8 but were told it was a private family matter. Inconclusive medical examinations and inconsistent witness statements led authorities to release the husband. The spate of highly publicised deaths has ignited popular outrage at the lack of legal protection for women in this small Mediterranean country of around 4 million, where activists estimate domestic violence kills at least one woman each month. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)