Overview
- In a UN speech, Annalena Baerbock recounted harassment on a school bus and at a student party, as well as later online targeting during her political career.
- She said a fabricated image from her chancellor campaign falsely claimed she earned money as a prostitute and continues to circulate on social media and in some TV programs.
- Baerbock called for a narrative shift so that shame falls on perpetrators rather than on survivors.
- She referenced survivor Gisèle Pelicot’s case, noting the French trial that resulted in prison sentences including a 20-year term for the main defendant.
- The address was shared on her Instagram account as coverage linked it to the UN’s ongoing 16 Days of Activism campaign, with reports citing a figure of eight women suffering physical violence every second worldwide.