Bollywood actor and social activist Shabana Azmi takes part in a global campaign -- One Billion Rising -- to end violence against women on Valentine's Day in Bhopal on Thursday. Photo: PTI
Filipino theater artist Monique Wilson flashes the No.1 sign with students from St. Scholastica's College, an all-girls' school, as they dance at their campus in a global kickoff campaign , to end violence against women and children on Valentine's Day in Manila, Philippines. Thousands of women and children in various cities in the country danced in the streets, in malls and other places to express support for the One Billion Rising Campaign which also counts Australia and New Zealand as the first countries "to rise" for the campaign. Photo: AP
Women and activists participate in an event to support "One Billion Rising" global campaign in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Flashmobs, rallies with singing and dancing were organized across the country as part of the campaign, timed to coincide with Valentine's Day, to bring an end to violence against women. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Activists and participants hold a sari with slogans written on it during an event to support the "One Billion Rising" global campaign in Kolkata. Photo: AP
Women protest against sexual and domestic violence at Gandhi Park in Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Photo: PTI
Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva addresses a gathering of women in Jaipur. Photo: Rohit Jain Paras
Children campaign in Jaipur Photo: Rohit Jain Paras