Women in Uruguay protest over gang rape case

Thousands of women took the streets of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Friday, to protest against a rape case that has shocked the country.

In the incident, which occurred on Sunday, a woman left a club with a man and accompanied him to his apartment.

While they were having sexual intercourse, at least two more men entered the apartment and raped her.

The unidentified 30-year-old was later found by a friend in the center of Montevideo and taken to a hospital where doctors confirmed the attack.

Tamara García Sánchez, spokeswoman of Feminist Articulation, said they were protesting in "rage" over this specific case, but also all other acts of violence.

"It happens to us women, who are queer, boys, girls, teenagers, even in their homes," García Sánchez said.

Protesters marched along the streets from Independencia Square in downtown Montevideo.

Soledad Yerle, who joined Friday's protest, spoke about the "culture of rape," in the society which has "normalized rape".