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Gisele Pelicot: The French Woman Bravely Standing Up To Her 72 Rapists
In many ways, Gisele Pelicot is just a woman, but at a deeper level, she is the woman who is reminding the world that victims of sexual violence are not the ones to carry the shame.
By Johanna Duncan5 min read
When Gisele Pelicot walked out of court, there were strangers lined up waiting to hand her bouquets of flowers. This moving scene didn’t happen just once or twice, it happened most days during Gisele’s ongoing trial against her sexual abusers.