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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Gisele Pelicot tells sexual violence survivors ‘you will never be alone’ in International Women’s Day message

Gisele Pelicot has told sexual violence survivors they “will never be alone” in a powerful message marking International Women’s Day.

The extraordinary French grandmother dedicated being chosen as The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025 to survivors who “are the true heroes”, in moving personal words shared by her lawyer.

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