A woman holds a placard before people dance to the theme song of the One Billion Rising campaign in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Members from various non-governmental organisations hold a banner after signing it at an event to mark the One Billion Rising campaign in Kolkata, India

Women dance to the theme song of the One Billion Rising campaign in New York City's Washington Square Park.

A woman writes on a board during the "One Billion Rising" campaign in Beirut, Lebanon.

People dance during the One Billion Rising event, a cause for fighting against violence on women in downtown Lisbon, Portugal

Congolese children gather in front of a United Nations peacekeeping tank during the global rally One Billion Rising.

Congolese women cheer during the global rally One Billion Rising.