Gisele Pelicot

The French government has announced new measures to combat violence against women, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial.

Sexual assault survivor Gisèle Pélicot said she is honoured to wear a scarf that was sent to her from an Australian advocacy organisation.

After two months of reliving a decade of abuse in a public trial in France with the world watching on, Gisèle Pélicot has testified in court.

Gisèle Pélicot gave up her right to anonymity to help raise more awareness of rape. The co-accused hide behind masks.

Thousands of people in France took part in protests across the country in support of Gisèle Pélicot, as the criminal trial prosecuting her husband and the dozens of men who raped her continues.