World Event of the Year: The "Peliko" Affair

25December 2024 Jovana Gligorijevic

A woman who sent shame where it belongs

How a seventy-two-year-old woman from a small town in the south of France, with a frail body and a head held high, became an icon of the fight for the dignity of women after she imprisoned 51 men who raped her, including her husband

Giselle Pellicot

The case of Pellico

18October 2024 TS

Charlie Hebdo is the target of criticism: Has the cartoon about the Pellico case gone too far?

Famous French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is under fire for a "disgusting cartoon" depicting the case of Giselle Pellicot, a woman who accused her husband of drugging her for a decade and inviting men online to rape her. However, the immediate public outrage doesn't erase the fact that her husband's male recruiting site had over 500.000 monthly visitors.

Francuska

17October 2024 Lisa Lui (DW)

The case of Giselle Pellicot: "Shame must change sides"

The graffiti with the face of Giselle Pellicot has been shared thousands of times on social networks. Her demand that "shame must change sides" has become a feminist battle cry, and her case of "chemical subjugation" is driving social change in France

Giselle Pellicot: A symbol of the fight against sexual violence

The case of Giselle Pellicot

09October 2024 Inza Vrede / DW

France at a turning point: A wave of protests against sexual violence

The case of Giselle Pellicot, an elderly woman who was drugged and abused by her husband for years, caused a shock in France and the world. The public took to the streets, and the issue of legal protection for victims of violence is becoming more and more urgent. Will this case lead to sex offender law reform?