'We hear her': French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot

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STORY: :: Hundreds of women rally for Gisele Pelicot, the woman

at the center of a mass rape trial that has shocked France

:: Paris, France

:: September 14, 2024

Textile designer Clementine Goujet: “I would like to tell Gisèle (Pelicot) that we hear her words. I am here to speak for the victims, to tell them that we are listening to them, we will fight for them, that the impunity of men is over.”

:: Marseille, France

:: 'Shame must change sides'

Feminist associations called for some 30 gatherings in cities ranging from Marseille to Paris, where on the Place de la Republique banners read "Support to Gisele" or "Shame Must Change Camp" and protesters chanted "Victims We believe you".

As her extraordinary story has rippled through France since the trial began earlier this month, Pelicot, now aged 72, has become a symbol of courage and resilience and of the fight against sexual violence.

The 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot is accused of repeatedly raping and enlisting strangers to abuse his heavily sedated wife in the couple's home over the course of a decade.