PARIS: Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday (Sep 14) in support of Gisele Pelicot, a woman whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade in a case that has shocked the nation.
Feminist associations have called for some 30 gatherings in cities ranging from Marseille to Paris, where on the Place de la Republique banners read “Support to Giselle” or “Shame Must Change Camp” or “Victims We believe you”.
As her extraordinary story has rippled through France since the trial began earlier this month, Pelicot, now aged 72, has become a symbol of courage and resilience and of the fight against sexual violence.
Source: CNA
