At the Paris march to fight violence against women: 'If the Mazan rape trial can be the spark that ignites everything, so much the better'
GalleryTwo days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, over 400 organizations and public figures called for demonstrations against violence against women in France on Saturday, November 23.
Monday, November 25, will be International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the same day, at the trial of the dozens of men who are accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged by her husband without her knowledge, the prosecution will start delivering its closing arguments. These words will be listened to attentively, as the trial has become symbolic of the fight against sexual and gender-based violence against women. Photographer Adrienne Surprenant attended the rally against violence against women held outside the Gare du Nord in Paris on Saturday. She followed the procession to interview demonstrators about what the so-called "Mazan rapes" trial meant to them.
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