# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMDnU5ctYyQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32388150-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-13T17:33:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Gisèle Pelicot has been given France's top award after publicly testifying at her mass-rape trial last year.
 
The 72-year-old was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
 
Pelicot waived her right to anonymity during the high-profile trial against her husband who had drugged and raped her, in addition to inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade.
 
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Pelicot as a trailblazer, saying that her "dignity and courage moved and inspired France and the world".
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read why she decided to publicly testify at the trial.
 
(Reuters / EPA)
 
#GiselePelicot #France #BBCNews

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