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Gisèle Pelicot exits a courtroom with her lawyer in Avignon, France, in September 2024. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images

December 3, 2024

Rape survivors like Gisèle Pelicot are choosing to speak out, refuting the idea that they should feel shame

Nomi Dave, University of Virginia

The high-profile rape case of Gisele Pelicot in France speaks to a possible shift following the rise of the #MeToo movement

January 10, 2020

Reynhard Sinaga case: why male victims and survivors need their own support system

Siobhan Weare, Lancaster University

Government policy must do more to reflect the fact that rape isn’t just something that happens to women and girls.

Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh. AP/Tom Williams/Pool Photo

October 12, 2018

Kavanaugh confirmation could spark a reckoning with system that often fails survivors of sexual abuse and assault

Alesha Durfee, Arizona State University

The testimony of Christine Blasey Ford in the Kavanaugh nomination hearings showed what happens when abuse survivors enter systems that are not designed to respond to their words or meet their needs.

Former Stanford student Brock Turner, who was sentenced to six months in jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious and intoxicated woman. Reuters

June 9, 2016

Stanford sexual assault: how social media gave a voice to the victim

Winnie M Li, London School of Economics and Political Science

The Stanford rape case ignited a social media fury and started discussions around rape that are long overdue.

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