Thousands marched in Buenos Aires on March 9 for a 24-hour women's strike, with one group staging a symbolic artwork by wrapping a continuous blindfold across their faces to protest patriarchal control. This followed a UN report urging Argentina's government to address gender-based violence. Separately, a *Guardian* investigation revealed UK museums hold over 260,000 human remains, many taken from former colonies, which MPs have condemned as a barbaric legacy of imperialism.
The Argentinian protest underscores the global fight for women's rights under a government criticized for rolling back protections. The UK museum findings highlight the urgent, unresolved issue of repatriation and ethical stewardship, forcing a major reckoning with the violent colonial practices embedded in cultural institutions.