Aunt of murdered law graduate Zara Aleena calls for 'broken' system to change ... trends now
The aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena said she is 'always hopeful' for change in a system 'broken across the board' and which does not protect women, as she joined hundreds of protestors against male violence on Saturday.
Farah Naz spoke out as she joined the protest organised to remember female victims of male violence and a call for action to tackle it.
Supporters of the Million Women Rise (MWR) collective who walked through central London's West End shopping district to Trafalgar Square claimed that the lack of action against male violence amounted to state inflicted or sanctioned abuse.
They drummed, chanted and carried signs saying 'together we can end male violence' and 'women are not the problem' during the protest ahead of International Women's Day on Wednesday.
Ms Naz told the PA news agency: 'Zara's loss is society's loss.'
Farah Naz, the aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena, joined the Million Women Rise protest march through London on Saturday
Supporters of the Million Women Rise (MWR) collective claim that the lack of action against male violence amounted to state inflicted or sanctioned abuse
Protestors carried signs saying 'together we can end male violence' and 'women are not the problem' during the protest ahead of International Women's Day on Wednesday
Those who took part in the march listened as Farah Naz, aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena, told the crowd: 'Zara has brought me, my sister and my friends here but we are here for all women, all girls, to make a change and to make some meaning out of the tragedy.'
Aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena, 35, was sexually assaulted and murdered by Jordan McSweeney, 29, in Ilford, east London, last June
She added: 'Zara has brought me, my sister and my friends here but we are here for all women, all girls, to make a change and to make some meaning out of the tragedy that has happened to us.
'We are in trauma but at the same time we are really heartened by the support in society of all sectors and leaders.
'We are hopeful that things can change for other women and girls.'
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