A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case.
The walls of Avignon, France, draped with a banner in French meaning “Rape is rape.” The Pelicot trial was occurring in the modern courthouse just across the road.
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. She wanted the public trial to show rape victims they were not alone.
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. She wanted the public trial to show rape victims they were not alone.
A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.
Gisèle Pelicot arriving at a courthouse in Avignon, France, on Thursday. Her husband was found guilty after he admitted to drugging and raping her for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him.
U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France, center, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Paris last week.
For over three months, judges and lawyers have tried to grasp the true nature of Dominique Pelicot, who said he had invited dozens of strangers to join him in raping his drugged wife.
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