Singapore: SlutWalkers Hold Rally on Dec. 4

Supporters of the global SlutWalk movement against sexual violence held a rally in Singapore on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.

The event was restricted to a free-speech park called Speakers' Corner in line with strict laws on street demonstrations, but supporters came undeterred by rain to hear speeches and songs and watch a "muay thai" martial arts show.

SlutWalks have been held in dozens of cities around the world, including Toronto, Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand, New Delhi, Philadelphia, Seoul, Sydney, Washington, Paris and Berlin.

The SlutWalk phenomenon began in Toronto in April when hundreds of women and men took to the Canadian city's streets for a march to protest a police constable's comment that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."