"Shame must change sides." These are the words of Gisele Pelicot. They have been repeated by women around the world.

For nine years, her husband drugged her and then invited men to come to their house in FranceThe largest country in Western Europe, with a population of over 68 million. and rape her while she was sleeping. Now dozens of men are on trialA trial is where two people or two groups of people argue in a court..

Pelicot believes that her case must save other women. She chose to let the world know her name and take her picture.

She wants to give other women courage to speak up. "I want those women to say: Mrs Pelicot did it, we can do it too," she says.

Now campaigners hope the case sparks changes in the legal definitionThe meaning of a word. of rape.

Since 2017, many European countries have updated their laws to insist consentAgreement with full knowledge. must be given in sexual encounters. But France still does not require that partners give active consent. Some of the men on trial in France claim they were tricked by Pelicot's husband into believing she had agreed.

Do consent laws need to change?

Yes! Even though there are videos, under French law some of Pelicot's abusers could still walk free. This is a terrible injustice.

No! Unfortunately, even where there are strict laws, most people who commit sexual assaults are not punished. We need social change, not legal change.