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France seeks to break taboo with first national campaign against incest

A young resident at the Jean Bru shelter in Agen, south-western France, which offers specific care for young girls who have suffered of domestic and sexual violence, on 10 December 2020. © AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ

The French government this week launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence against children. The stark messaging is the first to refer specifically to incest, which has long been a taboo subject in public debate.

Messages and videos will be posted on social media and placed in newspapers, on billboards and at cinemas. A TV campaign will be broadcast at half-time during a France match at the ongoing Rugby World Cup.

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