The pivotal 1970s trial that rewrote France's definition of rape
The closely watched trial of a man accused of drugging his wife and inviting others to rape her while she lay unconscious at their home in the south of France has become a rallying cry for those who say society needs to change the way it thinks about sexual assault.
Like most days at the courthouse in Avignon, France, Gisèle Pelicot arrived to the cheers of a crowd of mostly female supporters on Wednesday. “I express neither my anger nor my shame,” she told the ...
Women and men have demonstrated together in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual ...
Amid a high-profile mass rape trial, France considers changing its rape laws to include consent, amidst political advocacy ...
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Gisèle Pelicot, who was married to her husband for 50 years and shares three children with him, has become a hero to many rape victims and a symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France ...
In the three weeks since the rape trial against her former husband and 50 other defendants began, Ms. Pelicot has become a feminist hero in France. Her face, framed by her red Anna Wintour bob and ...
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