France to Consider Including Consent in Rape Law: A Pivotal Moment in the Fight for Justice
2 months ago

France to Consider Including Consent in Rape Law: A Pivotal Moment in the Fight for Justice

Hindustan Times  

France is considering introducing changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time. The debate focuses on introducing the concept of consent in the law, which would require the inclusion of consent in the definition of rape. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reform the country's rape law, which currently defines rape as a penetrative act or oral sex act committed on someone using violence, coercion, threat or surprise. The article also highlights the challenges of defining consent in the context of rape, with some experts arguing that consent should be based on the victim's intention and that a person can say

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Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case
2 days, 23 hours ago

Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case

The Hindu  

The horrors will never go away, and a survivor has got only a semblance of closure after a French court sentenced her former husband to 20 years in prison for committing and orchestrating mass rapes of her for almost a decade. But in all this, the survivor’s brave stand — to waive anonymity and requesting a public trial — and …

Gisele Pelicot rape trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including husband Dominique Pelicot due
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4 days, 9 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault : NPR
6 days, 17 hours ago

A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault : NPR

NPR  

A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault The verdict in a mass rape trial taking place in southern France is expected by the end of the week. The verdict in a mass rape trial taking place in southern France is expected by the end of the week. BEARDSLEY: The 15-week trial laid bare the …

France: Hundreds of activists rally ahead of Gisèle Pelicot rape trial verdict
1 week, 1 day ago

France: Hundreds of activists rally ahead of Gisèle Pelicot rape trial verdict

Hindustan Times  

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. Gisele Pelicot poses for a photograph in Avignon on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused …

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot condemns ‘cowardice’ of accused abusers
1 month 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, …

Gisele Pelicot: A Woman's Fight for Justice and Awareness
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2 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 …

Mass trial shines a light on rape culture in France
2 months ago

Mass trial shines a light on rape culture in France

NPR  

Mass trial shines a light on rape culture in France toggle caption Lewis Joly/AP AVIGNON, France — They are, on the face of it, the most ordinary of men. For the first time since early in the trial, Gisèle Pelicot spoke Wednesday about her husband’s “immeasurable” betrayal, and expressed sympathy for the wives, mothers and sisters of his 50 co-defendants, …

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
3 months ago

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

LA Times  

Gisele Pelicot speaks to the media as she leaves court in the Avignon, France. Piques said she has been particularly shocked by the questions about Gisèle Pelicot’s sex life, including “whether she was into swinging or threesomes, when this woman was drugged and unconscious.” Gisèle Pelicot has shown remarkable calm and stoicism during the trial, even throughout the most gruesome …

Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
3 months ago

Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes

Associated Press  

AVIGNON, France — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband questioned her Wednesday about her habits, personal life and sex life, and even questioned whether she was truly unconscious during the encounters. Gisèle Pelicot’s testimony came a day after her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, told the court that …

A rape trial in France will hear a woman's testimony of yearslong ordeal of drugging and abuse
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A rape trial in France will hear a woman's testimony of yearslong ordeal of drugging and abuse

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. Her former spouse, Dominique Pélicot, …

France trial: Woman testifies on drugging by husband, rape by 50 strangers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

France trial: Woman testifies on drugging by husband, rape by 50 strangers

Al Jazeera  

Gisele Pelicot, 72, tells court how her ‘world fell apart’ when she first saw husband’s saved images of her being raped. Gisele Pelicot, 72, took the stand for the first time at the Vaucluse criminal court in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday, recounting the moment in 2020 when police showed her images revealing a decade of sexual abuse, apparently orchestrated …

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union
1 year ago

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union

The Independent  

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France: Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated
3 years, 1 month ago

France: Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday. The newspaper said that Macron had attended the party but then left, and that the alleged rape occurred later in a high-security building that is part of the presidential complex. Even in the most secure …

Sex without explicit consent is rape, rules Denmark
4 years ago

Sex without explicit consent is rape, rules Denmark

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 Denmark has strengthened its laws against rape by criminalising sex without explicit …

Non-consensual Sex to be Tried as Rape: Denmark Brings in Landmark Law against Sexual Violence
4 years, 3 months ago

Non-consensual Sex to be Tried as Rape: Denmark Brings in Landmark Law against Sexual Violence

News 18  

In a landmark decision, Denmark will be changing the country’s sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape. Under a deal reached by Denmark’s minority Social Democratic government and the left-wing parties, Danish law would specify that sexual consent must be given voluntarily and as an expression of an individual’s free will through words …

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