Gisele Pelicot, the alleged victim of rape by dozens of men in France, tells a court she is determined making her case public should help bring change in society.
French woman Gisele Pelicot has testified for the first time in her mass rape trial which started on September 2.
Dominique Pelicot's testimony is set to be key for the other 50 men accused of raping his then wife over nearly a decade. People attend a demonstration in support of rape victims and Ms Pelicot at the Place de la Republique in Paris on September 14.Ms Pelicot has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence, with protests held across France in support for her."This is not just my battle, but that of all rape victims."
Justice Minister Didier Migaud recently said he was in favour of updating the law, as has President Emmanuel Macron, after Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and more than a dozen other European countries, with the rise of the feminist #MeToo movement prompting legislative reform in some jurisdictions since 2017.
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