--- description: Despite treacherous conditions, thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday, to protest the rape and killing of Lucia Pérez title: Argentinians Take to the Streets To Protest Violence Against Women image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0366c122d57e2b7e/6988aad1fb4eac38bf88f8d5/buenos-aires-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Argentina](/tag/argentina/) ## Argentina Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Argentinians Protest Violence Against Women on 'Black Wednesday' by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2016 11:44 AM CUT  Women shout during a demonstrating against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 19, 2016. Women shout during a demonstrating against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 19, 2016.Natacha Pisarenko—AP by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2016 11:44 AM CUT Thousands [took to the streets in cities across Argentina](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/americas/argentina-teen-raped-killed-trnd/index.html "undefined") on Wednesday to protest violence against women, after the rape and killing of a teenager. Lucia Pérez, 16, was drugged, repeatedly raped and tortured, which led her to suffer a cardiac arrest and then die from internal injuries in the city of Mar del Plata on Oct. 8\. Two men left her at a local hospital claiming she had overdosed on drugs, before running away, the [_BBC_](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37703406 "undefined") reports. Three suspects have been arrests and remain in custody. Activists called Oct. 19 Black Wednesday, and turned it into a day to protest against violence towards women in the South American country. They urged participants to wear black and join street marches. Many walked out of work for an hour to take part, carrying signs that read “If you touch one of us, we all react”. Eighty Argentine cities held demonstrations, and 58 others around the world joined in, _Telam_ news agency reports. Many tweeted using the hashtag ‘#NiUnaMenos’, meaning ‘not one less’. “We can all be vulnerable and suffer what happened to this girl – all of us, our entire gender,” a demonstrator in Buenos Aires told [_CNN_](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/americas/argentina-teen-raped-killed-trnd/index.html "undefined")_._ Pérez’s brother, Matías, wrote in an [open letter](http://www.lapoderosa.org.ar/2016/10/y-ahora-nos-amenazan-de-muerte/ "undefined") this week that police initially refused to let him see his sister’s body because of the horrific nature of her injuries. He also said his family has been receiving death threats. “This time, it was Lucy who suffered this beast-like violence, but the next time it could happen to you, or the person you love most in this world. We have to be strong and go into the street to shout all together, now more than ever: not one less,” he added. \[[_CNN_](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/americas/argentina-teen-raped-killed-trnd/index.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4538241/argentina-protest-lucia-perez-teenager/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4538241/argentina-protest-lucia-perez-teenager/"},"headline":"Argentinians Protest Violence Against Women on 'Black Wednesday'","datePublished":"2016-10-20T11:44:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:18:03.207Z","description":"After the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in the city of Mar del Plata","url":"https://time.com/4538241/argentina-protest-lucia-perez-teenager/","keywords":["Argentina"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0366c122d57e2b7e/6988aad1fb4eac38bf88f8d5/buenos-aires-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0366c122d57e2b7e/6988aad1fb4eac38bf88f8d5/buenos-aires-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Argentina Gender Violence","caption":"Women shout during a demonstrating against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 19, 2016.","creditText":"Natacha Pisarenko—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/argentina/","name":"Argentina"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4538241/argentina-protest-lucia-perez-teenager/","name":"Argentinians Protest Violence Against Women on 'Black Wednesday'"}}]}] ```