Overview
- Tens of thousands rallied on November 22 in cities across France, with organisers claiming 50,000 participants in Paris.
- Protest coalitions sought a framework law and a €3 billion implementation budget, plus consistent relationship and sexuality education and stable financing for support organisations.
- New MIPROF data showed an 11% rise in intimate-partner femicides to 107 in 2024, alongside frequent incidents of sexual violence and harassment reported nationally.
- The government flagged an upcoming bill, yet associations and union leaders expressed skepticism and warned the ongoing budget debate could reduce association funding; the Women’s Foundation estimates at least €2.6 billion is needed annually.
- In Paris, antifascist activists and the Némésis collective clashed with three arrests reported by a journalist on site, and LFI deputy Ersilia Soudais faced backlash after calling rapes by foreigners “anecdotal” in a video.