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Slutwalk: Women in underwear stage protest against rape in London

London, Sept 23 : Hundreds of female activists, some dressed in little more than their underwear, protested outside Downing Street  on Saturday  in protest over attitudes towards rape victims. The march, organised by the London

PTI Published : Sep 23, 2012 12:50 IST, Updated : Sep 23, 2012 18:48 IST

The women believe that a lack of prosecution in rape case sin the UK is due in part to a culture of victim-blaming. Some of the women taking part in the rally had been raped more than once.



A spokeswoman, quoted in The Sun, said: 'We want justice for the thousands of rape survivors who the police and courts have told that they were dressed too provocatively, that they didn't scream loudly enough, that they were too young or mentally ill to understand it was rape.  

The campaign group met at 12.30pm at the top of Piccadilly before setting off on their march through the street of London, much to the surpirse of shoppers and tourists enjoying the last of the Indian summer.

The march ended in Trafalgar Square.
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