France's Gisele Pelicot says 'macho' society must change attitude on rape

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    Agence France-Presse, November 19, 2024, 2pp
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      Gisele Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France's mass rape trial, said on Tuesday that it was time for a "macho" society to change its attitude on rape, as she gave her final statement in court. "It's time that the macho, patriarchal society that trivialises rape changes," said Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her while she was drugged. "It's time we changed the way we look at rape." Since early September her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot has been in the dock in the southern city of Avignon along...