On November 25, 2024, Gisèle Pelicot made the cover of Vogue Germany on the occasion of the international day against violence against women. The former wife of the main accused in the Mazan affair, where 51 men are accused of having raped the septuagenarian, has become a feminist icon abroad.
So that “shame changes sides”Gisèle Pelicot requested that the closed session of the trial in which she is a civil party be lifted. Since then, she has been a feminist icon around the world.
Central character in the Mazan affair, in which Dominique Pelicot and 50 men are accused of having raped the septuagenarian chemically subjected, Gisèle made the front page of Vogue Germany on the occasion of the international day against violence against women.
“No more shame”
The front page highlights Gisèle Pelicot with a drawing representing her, head held high, wearing a proud smile. The orange-red tones highlight, among all the covers of any newsstand, the figure of the horror trial that is that of Mazan.
The title is sober, and sums up the message of the septuagenarian: “No more shame”, or “No more shame”. She who, from the start of the trial, wanted to open the closed doors in order to show everyone the faces of the 51 men accused of having raped her for ten years while she was inert.
“Gisèle Pelicot shows the importance of being loud in the ongoing trial against her husband (and 50 other perpetrators who raped her). She asks that: 'Shame changes sides'. We dedicated a digital cover to his courage and strength, and to today.” comments the magazine specializing in fashion, which refers to November 25 as the day to combat the violence that women suffer.
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Trial until December 20
This Monday, 20 years of criminal imprisonment were required against Dominique Pelicot for his “despicable actions”having, for a decade, drugged, raped and had his wife raped by dozens of men recruited on the internet.
This Monday, requisitions continued for the 30 defendants remaining in this extraordinary trial.
On November 25, Michel Barnier announced that kits to detect chemical submission would be tested in several French departments.
