Decades after a landmark rape trial in France, the Pelicot case shows 'shame has changed sides'

Agnès Fichot witnessed the humiliations and insults suffered by rape victims during the historic Aix-en-Provence rape trial in 1978. Almost half a century later, she followed the 2024 Pelicot mass rape trial closely. While there is still progress to be made, the way victims are viewed has fortunately changed, said the feminist lawyer.