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TOPSHOT - Pakistani female activists and supporters of the six-party Islamic alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), display placards during a demonstration to mark the International Women's Day in Karachi, 08 March 2005. Asia marked the International Women's Day with rallies and protests against a wide range of gender inequalities and acts of violence, although there were some celebrations for hard-won victories. The United Nations-mandated Women's Day was marked in Pakistan by demanding an end of "honour crimes" where women are often subject to brutal punishments, from acid-burning to rape and murder, as payment for the alleged crimes of relatives. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHI (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)