The One Billion Rising event involves women and men around the world demonstrating and dancing to raise awareness and call for an end to violence against women.
Women across the world participated in "One Billion Rising" Thursday, an event to bring awareness to violence against women.
Istanbul, Turkey.
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According to the United Nations, one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.
Mumbai, India
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One in three woman equals about a billion women, hence "One Billion Rising."
Ahmadabad, India
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The event called for women to organize a flashmob or demonstration where they would dance.
Ahmadabad, India
Image by Ajit Solanki / AP
