Roses Revolution

Women place roses in front of the delivery rooms or hospitals where they suffered varying forms of physical or psychological violence as a sign of protest.

WHO therefore "calls for greater action, dialogue, research and advocacy on this important public health and human rights issue.

[5] Spanish birth activist Mara "Jesusa" Ricoy founded Roses Revolution as "La Revolución de las rosas" in 2011.

Within three weeks, this led to action in Italy, France, Great Britain, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Brazil und Colombia.

[10] A European Union study on Obstetric and gynaecological violence in the EU requested by the European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality mentions Roses Revolution multiple times as being active in the EU countries Spain, Germany, Luxemburg, Lithuania, France, Czechia, Italy, Austria and Slovakia - among other aspects being "the mother of all campaigns" against obstetric violence in Germany.