Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?
5 months ago

Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisèle Pelicot’s story is traumatic, extreme, and yet another example of men and their unfair, ingrained social power over women – her experience should be another moment when society says “enough is enough”. Pelicot’s powerful testimony to a courtroom about her male attackers should be persuasive enough to reveal to men the gross injustice and deep-rooted unfairness at the heart of our patriarchal society. It doesn’t matter that for men, the threat of sexual violence is not as regular an occurrence, as intrinsically felt or as widely experienced – they should still realise they need to shout as loudly as women have been about this case. And if you’re wondering why we need to keep pushing; why we need men to be part of the vanguard against gender-based sexual violence, consider this: because without men adding their voices to calls for change, the kind of language and views which lead to sexual violence will never be challenged.

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Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions

CNN  

Paris CNN — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s office in the French city of Avignon. Pelicot, who received a 20-year sentence – the maximum sentence allowed in France for aggravated rape – will not be appealing the verdict, his lawyer Béatrice Zavarro said Monday. Speaking to French media, …

At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions
3 months ago

At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 15 men who were found guilty of raping or sexually …

Gisèle Pelicot Is A Hero, But What Does Her Case Do For Imperfect Victims Like Me?
3 months ago

Gisèle Pelicot Is A Hero, But What Does Her Case Do For Imperfect Victims Like Me?

Huff Post  

Gisèle Pelicot arrives with her lawyer, Antoine Camus, in front of the courthouse before a verdict in the Pelicot case is delivered on Dec. 19 in Avignon, France. For nearly a decade, Gisèle’s husband, Dominique Pelicot, drugged her and invited strangers to rape her while she was unconscious, filming these heinous acts. One man dismissed his actions by saying, “It’s …

The unanswered questions after Gisele Pelicot rape trial
3 months ago

The unanswered questions after Gisele Pelicot rape trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Investigators are now formally probing whether Pelicot could have been a serial offender prior to the …

What the Pelicot rape case tells us
3 months ago

What the Pelicot rape case tells us

Hindustan Times  

There is something about a woman unafraid. “I am a rapist just like all the others in this room,” Dominique Pelicot, Gisèle’s husband, said during the trial. Though he made this statement referring to his co-defendants, the 50 men he invited over for almost a decade to rape his sedated wife, it has far greater resonance for women across the …

Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’
3 months, 1 week ago

Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’

The Independent  

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Gisèle Pelicot has ‘no fear’ over another trial as two men convicted of her rape lodge appeals
3 months, 1 week ago

Gisèle Pelicot has ‘no fear’ over another trial as two men convicted of her rape lodge appeals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisèle Pelicot, whose ex-husband Dominique …

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world
3 months, 1 week ago

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She added: “I’m thinking about all the other families …

The chain of events that led to Dominique Pelicot’s horrific crimes being uncovered
3 months, 1 week ago

The chain of events that led to Dominique Pelicot’s horrific crimes being uncovered

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over ten years Pelicot spoke to dozens of men online and asked them to rape his …

Youngest man to rape Giséle Pelicot did so on day his daughter was born
3 months, 1 week ago

Youngest man to rape Giséle Pelicot did so on day his daughter was born

The Independent  

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‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I was cheating on my wife.” He was found …

All 51 men found guilty in French mass rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
3 months, 1 week ago

All 51 men found guilty in French mass rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero

ABC  

WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse Gisèle Pelicot knew the father of six who lived a short distance away from her home. Simone M. is just one of more than 60 men who was recruited online by Dominique Pelicot to rape his then-wife while she lay drugged and almost comatose on their bed. Years later, when Gisèle Pelicot …

France may shrug off Gisele Pelicot’s rape ordeals as a provincial anomaly
3 months, 1 week ago

France may shrug off Gisele Pelicot’s rape ordeals as a provincial anomaly

The Independent  

The trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men for the rape of his now ex-wife, Gisele, has been a case without precedent. As for social attitudes, there are other reasons why the Pelicot case may not have quite the resonance many French women might hope. Of course, the Pelicot case can also be regarded – as it also has …

Fury of the rape trial feminists: Gisele Pelicot sex attacker has to be protected by police as he faces angry crowd while defence lawyer yells 'up yours' at 'hysterical knitters' after Monster of Avig
3 months, 1 week ago

Fury of the rape trial feminists: Gisele Pelicot sex attacker has to be protected by police as he faces angry crowd while defence lawyer yells 'up yours' at 'hysterical knitters' after Monster of Avig

Daily Mail  

Convicted sex attackers were met by angry crowds as they left the court in Avignon today - with protesters who have been supporting Gisele Pelicot through her rape trial ordeal declaring 'shame on you!' Police had to protect the man hiding behind a face mask and hood from angry protesters jeering at him Gisele Pelicot leaves the courthouse after hearing …

‘We share same fight’: Gisèle Pelicot's first reaction after mass-rape judgment
3 months, 1 week ago

‘We share same fight’: Gisèle Pelicot's first reaction after mass-rape judgment

Hindustan Times  

'We share the same fight,' said Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband and 50 other men were convicted of repeatedly drugging and raping her, in the first remark after the landmark judgement. Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan. Gisèle Pelicot's husband gets …

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I was cheating on my wife.” He was found …

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world
3 months, 1 week ago

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world

The Independent  

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Gisèle Pelicot: Inside the rape trial that shocked the world
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3 months, 1 week ago

Gisèle Pelicot: Inside the rape trial that shocked the world

The Independent  

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‘I was drugged and abused by my partner for a year. How many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?’
3 months, 1 week ago

‘I was drugged and abused by my partner for a year. How many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?’

The Independent  

In the beginning, it was simply euphoria. open image in gallery Gisèle and her daughter Caroline Darian attend the criminal court last month Her message is simple: “Shame has to change sides.” That is why Arnaud Gallais and Gisèle’s daughter, Caroline Darian, co-founded the organisation M’endors Pas – meaning “Don’t put me to sleep” – which campaigns against soumission chimique, …

Gisele Pelicot rape trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including husband Dominique Pelicot due
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

Gisele Pelicot rape trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including husband Dominique Pelicot due

The Independent  

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Watch live: Gisele Pelicot speaks out after mass rape trial verdicts of 51 defendants including ex-husband Dominique
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

Watch live: Gisele Pelicot speaks out after mass rape trial verdicts of 51 defendants including ex-husband Dominique

The Independent  

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France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
3 months, 1 week ago

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep

CNN  

CNN — It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case. It was that service, courage and defiance that transformed her into a feminist hero, one who is determined to make “shame change sides.” “Quite often internationally, France can have a sort of reputation …

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
3 months, 1 week ago

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep

CNN  

CNN — It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case. It was that service, courage and defiance that transformed her into a feminist hero, one who is determined to make “shame change sides.” “Quite often internationally, France can have a sort of reputation …

Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?
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3 months, 1 week ago

Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisèle Pelicot’s story is traumatic, extreme, and yet another example of men …

Verdicts due in historic rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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The Gisèle Pelicot rape trial shocked France and changed the country forever
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3 months, 1 week ago

The Gisèle Pelicot rape trial shocked France and changed the country forever

The Independent  

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Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

AVIGNON: Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a trial in which dozens of men are accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband. Outside the courth, demonstrators held placards with messages such as, “Victims, we believe you, rapists we see you,” and, …

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict

The Independent  

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Women’s right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot’s rape trial verdict
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Women’s right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot’s rape trial verdict

Associated Press  

AVIGNON, France — Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a trial in which dozens of men are accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband. Outside the courth, demonstrators held placards with messages such as, “Victims, we believe you, rapists we see …

Gisele Pelicot's rapist husband who drugged her so dozens of men could have sex with her was 'a good husband and father' who turned to 'perversity' after being sexually abused, trial hears
4 months ago

Gisele Pelicot's rapist husband who drugged her so dozens of men could have sex with her was 'a good husband and father' who turned to 'perversity' after being sexually abused, trial hears

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot's rapist husband who drugged her so dozens of other men could have sex with her was 'a good husband and father', a French trial has heard. Gisele Pelicot is pictured above walking next to journalists at the Avignon courthouse on November 27, 2024 This court sketch created at the Avignon courthouse, south-eastern France, on November 27, 2024, shows …

Gisele Pelicot calls for end to ‘macho, patriarchal society where rape is trivialised’
4 months, 1 week ago

Gisele Pelicot calls for end to ‘macho, patriarchal society where rape is trivialised’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisele Pelicot has blasted the …

Gisele Pelicot lambasts cowardice of men accused of her mass rape
4 months, 1 week ago

Gisele Pelicot lambasts cowardice of men accused of her mass rape

CNN  

Reuters — Gisele Pelicot on Tuesday lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during 10 years of mass rape organized by her husband and told the court hearing the trial France’s patriarchal society must change. “For me this is the trial of cowardice, there is no other way to describe it,” Gisele Pelicot said, with …

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot condemns ‘cowardice’ of accused abusers
4 months, 1 week ago

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot condemns ‘cowardice’ of accused abusers

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of men on trial in France claim they did not realise they were committing rape, accuse the husband of manipulation. Gisele Pelicot, subjected to mass rape organised by her husband over a decade, has condemned the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her who claim they did not realise it was rape. Her husband, Dominique Pelicot, …

‘I was drugged and abused by my partner for a year. How many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?’
5 months ago

‘I was drugged and abused by my partner for a year. How many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?’

The Independent  

In the beginning, it was simply euphoria. Gisèle and her daughter Caroline Darian attend the criminal court last month Her message is simple: “Shame has to change sides.” That is why Arnaud Gallais and Gisèle’s daughter, Caroline Darian, co-founded the organisation M’endors Pas – meaning “Don’t put me to sleep” – which campaigns against soumission chimique, or “chemical submission”. The …

Gisele Pelicot tells mass rape trial that she is determined to change society: ‘It’s not for us to have shame’
5 months ago

Gisele Pelicot tells mass rape trial that she is determined to change society: ‘It’s not for us to have shame’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisele Pelicot, the French grandmother …

Gisele Pelicot: A Woman's Fight for Justice and Awareness
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5 months ago

Gisele Pelicot: A Woman's Fight for Justice and Awareness

Deccan Chronicle  

Gisele Pelicot, a 72-year-old grandmother, is set to testify in a groundbreaking rape trial in France. The case involves her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men accused of raping her over a nine-year period while she was unknowingly drugged. The trial has brought to light disturbing aspects of rape culture and consent in contemporary society. The proceedings have drawn …

Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women
5 months ago

Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women

CNN  

Reuters — Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society. “I’ve decided not to be ashamed, I’ve done nothing wrong,” Gisele Pelicot, who has become a symbol of the fight …

Women and Men Rally in Paris to Support Gisèle Pélicot in Drug and Rape Trial
5 months, 1 week ago

Women and Men Rally in Paris to Support Gisèle Pélicot in Drug and Rape Trial

Associated Press  

Women and men in Paris and other French cities demonstrated Saturday in support of Gisèle Pélicot, a woman who has faced a harrowing trial for sexual assault. The demonstrations highlighted Pélicot's courage and the importance of speaking out about sexual violence. The trial is expected to run until December and features dozens of men facing charges of rape and assault.

Gisele Pelicot is changing the way we talk about rape
6 months ago

Gisele Pelicot is changing the way we talk about rape

Hindustan Times  

The 17-year-old girl is telling me about her life after being raped in a village in Haryana. TOPSHOT - Gisele Pelicot arrives with her lawyers Stephane Babonneau and Antoine Camus at the courthouse of Avignon during the trial of her former husband Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their …

Why Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial is an alarming reminder for women to get tested regularly for STDs – even if they’re married
6 months ago

Why Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial is an alarming reminder for women to get tested regularly for STDs – even if they’re married

The Independent  

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A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
6 months, 1 week ago

A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her

Associated Press  

AVIGNON, France — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious in their bed. In a trial that has gripped France and raised awareness about sexual violence in the home and beyond, Dominique Pélicot told the court …

French man admits in court to drugging his wife so he and dozens of men could rape her
6 months, 1 week ago

French man admits in court to drugging his wife so he and dozens of men could rape her

LA Times  

A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious in their bed. In a trial that has gripped France and raised new awareness about sexual violence, Dominique Pélicot told the court that he also raped his wife, Gisèle …

Drugged and raped, Gisèle Pélicot has become France's symbol of fight against sexual violence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gisèle Pélicot, the woman who …

Woman ‘raped by 72 men after drugged by husband’ captivates world as she testifies against alleged abusers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman ‘raped by 72 men after drugged by husband’ captivates world as she testifies against alleged abusers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gisele Pelicot, 72, told crowds …

Gisele Pelicot: Woman ‘raped by 72 men after husband drugged her’ says she was treated like rag doll
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot: Woman ‘raped by 72 men after husband drugged her’ says she was treated like rag doll

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisele Pelicot, …

Understanding the male principle
8 years, 2 months ago

Understanding the male principle

Live Mint  

Today Bangalore, yesterday everywhere, tomorrow anywhere. Every few months, yet another incident of sexual harassment or assault somewhere across this vast country grabs the attention of the media and triggers a fresh outpouring of genuine public outrage and anguish, accompanied and intensified by patently absurd, predictably obnoxious comments from politicians, police officers and others in supposedly responsible positions. Most incidents …

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