“An inspiration for all of us”, towards a Nobel Peace Prize for Gisèle Pélicot?

By opting for the publicity of the debates and by giving several inspiring speeches, Gisèle Pélicot has become a true symbol of the fight against sexual violence and violence against women. During the three and a half months of hearings in the Mazan trial, Caroline Darian’s mother saw her notoriety go beyond the borders of France. “I want you to know that we share the same fight. When I opened the doors to this trial… I wanted all of society to witness the debates that took place here… I now have confidence in our ability to find a better future where everyone, women and men, can live in harmony, with respect and mutual understanding.”she declared after the sentences required by the courts at Mazan’s trial were pronounced.

Given the international scope of the case and its role in freeing people to speak out in cases of sexual violence, Can Gisèle Pélicot receive a Nobel Peace Prize? ?

Gisèle Pélicot: “She is an inspiration”

The idea of ​​distinguishing the victim of the Mazan rapes with a Nobel Peace Prize is shared, at the time of writing, by 42,615 signatories of a petition published on the change.org website. “Gisèle Pelicot managed to break through the fog of disinformation by renouncing anonymity to attend the trial of her attackers and testify. She chose advertising because she understood the importance it had. I started this petition in honor of his decision.”writes journalist Catherine Mayer in the introduction.

And to emphasize: “She is an inspiration to all of us, but she got into this position for the worst possible reason, and she handled it all with grace.” The British journalist spoke of the challenge of fighting “sexual violence”. “It is gendered and endemic. Deployed as a weapon of war, it damages what resembles peace, every minute of every day, and in all regions of the world,” she writes.

Gisèle Pélicot: “No one deserves this prize more than her”

“No one deserves this award more than her”believes the journalist in the petition. Can Gisèle Pélicot receive a Nobel Peace Prize? Each year, the Norwegian Nobel Institute receives hundreds of nominations for this prize, which recognizes “personality or community having contributed the most or best to the rapprochement of peoples, to the suppression or reduction of standing armies, to the assembly and propagation of progress for peace”.

For the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, 286 names, including that of Gisèle Pélicot, were submitted to the institute. Last October, the Norwegian committee presented the prize to the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo

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