Thousands protest against sexual violence
Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Saturday in Paris and other French cities against femicides and sexual and sexist violence, as campaigners push for the country to learn from a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. (Photo/Agencies)
Paris marches for women's rights
In Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based violence and defended women's reproductive rights. (Photo/Agencies)
'Girls and women victims we believe you,' say protesters
A person holds a sign that reads "Girls and women victims we believe you, 'Collectif Enfantiste' (Children's Collective)", as people attend a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence, in Paris, France. (Photo/Agencies)
Concerns over women's rights rollback
Protesters expressed concerns of a possible rollback for women's rights in the wake of US President-elect Donald Trump's election victory. (Photo/Agencies)
Solidarity for Gisèle Pélicot
Protesters also expressed solidarity for Gisèle Pélicot. The harrowing trial of her ex-husband and dozens of other men being prosecuted for rapes while she was drugged and unconscious has stoked anger about sexual violence in France. (Photo/Agencies)
Gisèle Pélicot, a feminist hero, chooses public hearing
Many demonstrators carried signs with variations on the slogan "Shame must switch sides", popularised by the plaintiff in the Avignon trial, Gisele Pelicot. She has become a feminist hero for choosing public hearings in her case rather than a trial behind closed doors, despite their painful content. (Photo/Agencies)
France's definition of rape does not include consent
France's legal definition of rape calls it "any act of sexual penetration... by violence, constraint, threats or surprise" but includes no language about consent -- a key demand of women's rights groups especially since the MeToo movement launched in the late 2010s. (Photo/Agencies)
Placard calls for freedom, equality
A person holds a placard that reads "Freedom, equality, sorority and if this version bothers you, then there is a problem with the other version", during protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence, in Paris, France. (Photo/Agencies)
'Yes all men'
A person holds a sign, reading 'Yes all men', during the protest in Paris. (Photo/Agencies)
Protesters call for increased government spending
The campaigners who organised Saturday's protests are calling for more far-reaching measures, including increased government spending to fight sexual and sexist violence and promote gender equality. (Photo/Agencies)
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