While many tributes have been paid to Gisèle Halimi, a lawyer and feminist activist, some speeches have been blamed by others, deploring a political recovery.
The death of Gisèle Halimi, at the age of 93, was a slap in the face for defenders of women's rights. Many tributes were paid to the famous lawyer who died on July 28. But, among them, some seem to be problematic and have been the target of much criticism. Most politicians paid tribute to Gisèle Halimi, recalling, like everyone else, the struggles she waged for women's rights throughout her career as a lawyer. President Emmanuel Macron, for example, had posted a tweet about it, having a thought for the much missed activist: “For Gisèle Halimi, feminism was humanism. France is losing a passionate Republican who, as a lawyer, activist and elected official, was a great fighter for the emancipation of women. " If the President of the Republic recalls the importance of the emancipation of women, many have denounced a political recovery and a contradictory position.
Some Internet users have returned to the government reshuffle which has been controversial recently. As a reminder, if Emmanuel Macron ensured to make women's rights “The great cause of his five-year term”, many deplored the lack of consideration of the accusations made against the new Minister of the Interior, Gérard Darmanin. When Emmanuel Macron wanted to pay tribute to Gisèle Halimi, the comments were very clear: "https://www.aufeminin.com/"For Gisèle Halimi, feminism was humanism '. The tributes to those who are leaving us should not be accompanied by filthy recoveries, Mr. Chairman. Your tweet is a shame ” can we read in particular on the tweet of the journalist and author Nassira El Moaddem.
Other tweets, meanwhile, have unfiltered the new government reshuffle: “You talk about feminism but you put Dupont Moretti and Darmanin in power” writes @annapimpaud on Twitter
If some tributes have suggested a political recovery and a contradictory speech on women's rights on the part of certain politicians, we especially remember the many vibrant speeches of activists and feminist associations. One of Jacqueline Sauvage's lawyers, Nathalie Tomasini, for example published a vibrant column about Gisèle Halimi in the newspaper Liberation: "Out of respect for Gisèle Halimi's fight, I do not intend to resign myself" she says. Nathalie Tomasini evokes a real model when speaking of the lawyer who had signed in 1971 the "Manifesto of the 343 sluts" who claimed to have had an abortion and asked for free access to contraceptives and abortion.
Out of respect for Gisèle Halimi's fight, I do not intend to resign myself
Jacqueline Sauvage's lawyer, who died on July 23, returned to the political reshuffle of Emmanuel Macron's government. She recalls that Gisèle Halimi's fight is not over and that the best way to pay tribute to her is to continue her fight: "The appointments to the government of Eric Dupond-Moretti and Gérald Darmanin are a big slap in the face for all the fighters in favor of women's rights. Out of respect for her fight and that of our elders, I do not intend to resign myself."
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