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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kim Willsher in Avignon

After Pelicot: how one woman’s courage has pushed France to a turning point

Gisèle Pelicot, smiling slightly, holds up her hand as she is surrounded by cameramen and press microphones
Gisèle Pelicot speaks to the press as she leaves the court at the Avignon courthouse after attending the trial of her former husband Dominique Pelicot. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

A message in large capital letters has been posted on a wall opposite the entrance to the Avignon courthouse. “Gisèle, women thank you,” it reads. On it others have scribbled: “All our respect” and “Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Brazil, England … are with you.”

At demonstrations, protesters have held signs reading: “Je suis Gisèle” in support of the woman who has become a national and international feminist figurehead.

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