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Rape victim Pelicot recounts tale of survival, resilience in 'hopeful' memoirs

French woman Gisèle Pelicot, a survivor of mass rapes organised by her husband, reveals her trauma and resilience in her memoirs released on Tuesday in France and translated into more than 22 languages.

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Gisèle Pélicot wins top human rights award for fight against rape culture

France’s Gisèle Pélicot, who became a global symbol in the fight against sexual violence after waiving anonymity during the Mazan rape trial, has been awarded the 2025 Freedom Prize by thousands of young people around the world.

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Convicted Rapist Dominique Pélicot Faces Questioning In Cold Cases

Convicted rapist Dominique Pélicot faces scrutiny for cold cases of rape and murder, with possible links to past crimes. Ongoing investigations reveal comp...

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Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband now questioned over string of cold cases

The rapist who horrified France is now caught up in other cases

The Independent UK

The trial of Dominique Pélicot and his daughter’s fight for justice

Caroline Darian is leading the fight against the use of drugs to perpetrate sexual assaults

Marie Claire

‘Gisèle has forced France to stop looking away’: our panel on the Pelicot rape trial verdict

All 51 men on trial have been found guilty, a fact that needs to prompt major changes in French society, say Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others

The Guardian - UK

Verdicts due in historic rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero

French judges plan to deliver the hugely anticipated verdicts this week

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France announces new measures to combat violence against women

The government's measures – announced to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – include expanding the system for filing complaints in hospitals and awareness-raising campaigns on "chemical submission" in the wake of the Mazan mass rape trial.

Radio France Internationale

'Monster of Avignon' rape trial: French woman addresses abusive ex-husband for the first time in court

Gisèle Pélicot, 72, tells Dominique Pélicot: ‘You chose the depths of the human soul’

Evening Standard

‘She’s an icon’: Gisèle Pélicot’s courage in harrowing rape trial praised across France

Gisèle Pelicot has been described as an icon for her decision to keep the shocking hearings public

The Independent UK

Avignon rape trial: Accused rapist says he ‘deeply regrets’ actions and thought Gisele Pelicot would wake up

Fabien Sotton, 39, was so ashamed of his conduct that he wrote to Gisèle Pélicot, 71, from his prison cell

The Independent UK

Mass rape trial revives question of consent within French law

The trial of dozens of men accused of raping a woman while she was drugged into unconsciousness by her husband has provoked horror in France. Beyond outrage, legal experts say the case exposes the need to revise the French penal code to place consent at the heart of what constitutes…

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Gisèle Pelicot tells mass rape trial that she ‘never gave consent’

Former wife of Dominique Pelicot, who allegedly recruited strangers to assault her, calls accused men ‘degenerates’

The Guardian - UK

Avignon rape trial: Gisele Pelicot tells court her attackers are ‘degenerates’

‘Since I arrived in this courtroom, I have been humiliated,’ says Gisele Pelicot

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A man accused of drugging his wife so dozens of men could rape her is testifying in French court

A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court in southern France

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pélicot is a one-woman challenge to the still too common myths about rape

French court case is challenging media’s stereotype of the crime and the language used in reporting it

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s the height of horror’: protests in 30 French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot

Outrage at ordeal of woman raped after being drugged by husband leads to marches across the country

The Independent UK

Drugged and raped, Gisèle Pélicot has become France's symbol of fight against sexual violence

The French woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband and raped by dozens of men while unconscious is becoming a symbol of the nation's fight against sexual violence

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The Guardian - UK

‘Disciple’ of accused rapist drugged and raped his own wife, French court told

Trial of Dominique Pélicot hears that he allegedly provided sedatives to man he had met in a chatroom

The Independent UK

Man accused of letting strangers rape his wife not avoiding trial, lawyer says, as he claims sickness again

Dominique Pélicot’s lawyer said he had been found vomiting and fainting in his cell

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of ‘low T’

Every time it seems he can’t possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts digging

Marie Claire

Violence against women is a global epidemic—this week's headlines are further proof

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Woman Testifies Against Ex-Husband In Alleged Rape Scheme Trial

Gisèle Pélicot testifies against ex-husband and others in a shocking rape case in Avignon, France, revealing a disturbing pattern of abuse and betrayal.

Evening Standard

France rape trial: Daughter of man accused of inviting dozens to attack wife says he is 'one of worst sexual predators'

Caroline Darian gives evidence against father as she relives her own ordeal

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Gisèle Pélicot Testifies Against Her Husband Who Drugged Her & Allowed Her To Be Raped By An Alleged 70+ Men

“I’m speaking for every woman who’s been drugged without knowing it.”

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