Survivor’s case prompts French law overhaul and a global reckoning
TL;DR
French survivor Gisèle Pelicot learns her husband drugged and raped her for years, and exploited others online; her case sparked reforms in French law and became a global symbol of resilience and accountability.
- Gisèle Pelicot’s horrifying rape case changed the law—and minds The Economist
- Review | Gisèle Pelicot bravely went public as a rape victim. But her life collapsed. The Washington Post
- The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family The New Yorker
- A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot review – a unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power The Guardian
- Gisèle Pelicot’s Survival Story After Rape By Husband and 50 Other Men (Exclusive) People.com
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