A huge crowd turned out on the National Mall of the U.S. capital for a "Women's March On Washington" in protest at new President Donald Trump.

Live Blog: Women's March On Washington

January 21, 2017 11:00 CET

Follow the latest developments as women hold human rights rallies in Washington and hundreds of cities around the globe.

Final Synopsis

-- Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to streets in cities across the world on January 21 to show solidarity for a Washington D.C. protest dubbed as the "Women's March" against newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump.

-- The streets were so packed at the main march in Washington, D.C., that it had to be rerouted. One organizer told the crowd that an estimated 500,000 people had assembled for the event, although that claim was not independently confirmed.

-- The event's organizers say they wanted to send a message to "to the world that women's rights are human rights"

-- Besides promoting equal rights for women, the marchers also want to defend marginalized groups, including people of color, ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, and the LGBT community.

-- The organizers said such groups had been "insulted, demonized, and threatened" in the U.S. election cycle that brought Trump to power.

* NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Washington DC (GMT/UTC -5)

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Getting tens of thousands (organizers expect 200,000) to Washington for the Women's March has created somewhat of a logistical nightmare.

Bus-sharing companies have taken off, according to The New York Times. The bus start-up Skedaddle is reportedly getting bookings from as far away as Kansas, while its competitor Rally has set up a special page dedicated to the Women's March and is expected to bus in 50,000 marchers to D.C.

The organizers of the march themselves have provided a bus finder for those who want to make the trip.

As evidenced by all the pics being posted to the Women's March app and Twitter, passengers are having a ball.

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Here's Piers Morgan's distinctive take on things:

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Here's a live stream of various rallies around the world from the Women's March on Washington's Facebook page:

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Live footage of the march in Paris...

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Live Blog: Women's March On Washington