Pelicot has been praised globally for her braveness throughout trial, which compelled modifications to France’s rape regulation.
Gisele Pelicot, who has been internationally hailed after testifying in opposition to her husband and dozens of different males who raped her, has been awarded France’s high civic honour.
Pelicot, 72, was named knight of the Legion of Honour on an inventory introduced earlier than France’s July 14 nationwide day, the AFP information company reported on Sunday.
She was amongst 589 individuals named for the honour, which recognises merit-based nationwide service.
Pelicot refused to stay nameless and publicly testified at a trial in 2024 in opposition to her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, who drugged her and organized for her to be raped by dozens of males over a decade.
His co-conspirators tried to say they have been unaware that the acts weren’t consensual and blamed the husband.
Gisele Pelicot on the time referred to as it a “trial of cowardice” and asserted there was no excuse for abusing her when she was unconscious. Her testimony gripped the world and led to Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-defendants being discovered responsible within the mass-rape case.
Lauded for her braveness in exposing the case, which compelled a change in France’s rape regulation, she has since been named among the many world’s most influential individuals in worldwide lists.
Gisele Pelicot has not spoken additional for the reason that trial. She is specializing in writing a guide, scheduled for launch in 2026, that delves into her perspective of the ordeal, in line with her lawyer.
Writers, artists and worldwide figures are additionally on the Legion of Honour record.
Singer, music producer and clothes designer Pharrell Williams, author Marc Levy, actor Lea Drucker, singer Sylvie Vartan, and Holocaust survivor and educator Yvette Levy are a number of the different recipients.