Hundreds of thousands of women in the United States and around the world are marching on Jan. 21 to send a message to President Donald Trump on his first full day in office that women’s rights are human rights. Protesters are calling for racial and gender equality, affordable health care and abortion rights - issues they fear will be under threat during the Trump presidency.
In Photos: Women March in US, Overseas
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Protesters take part in the Women's March in Paris, France, Jan. 21, 2017. The march formed part of a worldwide day of action following the inauguration of Donald Trump to U.S. President.
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People hold candles as they protest in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington at the same time as the U.S. Presidential inauguration, in Brussels on Jan. 20, 2017.
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People protest in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington at the same time as the U.S. Presidential inauguration, in Brussels on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Participants in the Women's March, march through Nairobi's Karura forest in Kenya, Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo: J.Craig/VOA)