Gisèle Pelicot receives the Liberty Prize, awarded by 10,000 young people from 84 countries

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Gisèle Pelicot, who has become a feminist icon following the Mazan rape trial, received the Liberty Prize “For his fight against the trivialization of rape and sexual violence”announced the Normandy region this Tuesday, May 6.

Awarded by 10,000 young people from 84 countries, including France, the Liberté Prix has 25,000 euros and will be awarded on June 3 in Caen (Calvados) to Gisèle Pelicot in the presence of thousands of young people and 30 world war veterans, the region said in a statement, which created this prize in 2019.

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The Belgian association War Affected People’s Association (WAPA), which helps children affected by armed conflicts, and Melati Wijsen, a 24 -year -old Indonesian activist fighting against the impact of plastic on the environment, are the other two named for this prize.

A target “Educational awareness of freedom, peace and human rights”this Private Prize “Young people aged 15 to 25 in France and worldwide, to designate each year a person or an organization engaged in a recent and exemplary fight in favor of freedom”said the region.

A historic trial

Gisèle Pelicot underwent tens of rapes for a decade by her ex-husband who had previously sedated her, and at least fifty strangers recruited by him on the Internet.

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During her trial in 2024, she became a feminist icon, especially after allowing a public trial by refusing the closed door, so that the “Shame changes camp”according to his words, and no longer weighs on the shoulders of victims of rape.

Designated among “100 most influential people of 2025” By the American magazine “Time” in mid-April, Gisèle Pelicot is also one of the three finalist candidates for the price “Vigdis” of the Council of Europe, whose final winner will be announced on June 23.