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The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

‘Impunity is growing’: French celebrities call for law to crack down on sexism and sexual violence

Pages from Le Monde showing the celebrities who signed the petition
How the story was covered in the pages of Le Monde. Photograph: Sonia Sieff/Le Monde

More than 140 French public figures from literature, film, journalism and politics are calling for the introduction of a wide-ranging law against sexist and sexual violence in France, saying the country has failed to adequately respond to the #MeToo movement.

Personalities including the bestselling writers Camille Kouchner, Leïla Slimani and Vanessa Springora as well as the actors Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Adjani, Emmanuelle Béart and the actor-director Judith Godrèche, told Le Monde: “Despite the courage of victims, impunity is growing.”

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