“Ni Una Menos” demonstrations draw huge crowds even after 11 years

On June 3, the Argentine feminist movement took to the streets once again, as it has done every year since the first “Ni Una Menos” demonstration (editor’s note: against gender-based violence and femicide) in 2015. In 2026, conditions are particularly difficult: on the political front, due to cuts in government funding for measures to support women affected by gender-based violence; but also because three femicides (editor’s note: killings of women based on their gender) occurred in the days leading up to the anniversary of the Ni Una Menos demonstration. The victims were Agostina Vega in Córdoba, Dulce María Beatriz Candia in Misiones, and Noelia Carolina Rivero in Buenos Aires.

Demonstrations and rallies took place in various cities across the country. In Buenos Aires, political organizations, labor unions, feminist collectives, student groups, and countless self-organized individuals took part in a massive rally in front of Congress, the seat of parliament, as documented by footage from the audiovisual collective SHOK and Ni Una Menos. With signs they had painted themselves, they expressed their anger as well as the importance of self-organization. Below are some excerpts from the official speech delivered by the organizers of the rally in Buenos Aires:

“Gender-based violence does not occur in a vacuum: it thrives in an environment of poverty, economic dependence, exclusion, and state neglect. All cuts to the health and education systems, social policies, and labor laws have a direct impact on the lives of those who run soup kitchens, provide care work, work under precarious conditions, and are exposed to situations of violence without being able to rely on social safety nets or institutional support. In a country where thousands of girls, women, and LGBTIQ+ people are forced to learn to live in fear, there can be no freedom. (...)

The femicides of Agostina Vega in Córdoba, Dulce María Beatriz Candia in Misiones, and Noelia Carolina Rivero in Buenos Aires once again highlight the tragic extent of gender-based violence plaguing our country. Their names join a painful list of women and girls whose lives have been cut short by patriarchal violence. They remind us that every femicide represents an irreplaceable loss and symbolizes a profound social and institutional failure. In the face of this horror, the demand for justice, remembrance, and effective preventive measures remains an inescapable urgency.”

Translation: Susanne Brust