Event 42

Gisèle Pelicot talks to Helena Kennedy

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

 – Global Stage

Gisèle Pelicot made headlines around the world when she waived her right to anonymity in the trial accusing her husband and 50 men of sexually assaulting her for nearly a decade. The case contributed to the national debate on sexual violence in France, which led to a change in the legal definition of rape.

Here Pelicot speaks to renowned barrister Baroness Helena Kennedy about her memoir A Hymn to Life, and how she came back from an extraordinary betrayal and embraced life with a renewed passion.

This event features simultaneous interpretation from French into English.

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