Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society.

Gisele Pelicot says her husband "reached the lowest depths of the human soul" by drugging and raping her - and any shame is his to bear.

Ms Pelicot says "shame must change sides" and has waived her right to anonymity in the hope she can give courage to other rape victims.

The case has horrified the country, prompting solidarity marches and calls by feminist campaigners to expand the law on rape.

Pelicot, who suffered 100 rapes, takes the stand, urging victims to stand strong and challenging perceptions of guilt.

Women and men have demonstrated together in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual violence.

Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman whose husband is on trial for drugging and raping her, took the stand on Wednesday.

France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time, after a mass rape trial shook the country, challenging the limits of existing legislation and prompting some leading politicians to call for change.

Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of men online to rape her while she was unconscious and 50 men are facing trial alongside him. Despite video evidence against them,

Her husband is accused of inviting strangers to sexually assault her while she was drugged and unconscious. The trial has transformed the way France discusses sexual violence.