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Yael Mellul (born January 11, 1971, in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French women's rights activist and former criminal lawyer, specializing in domestic violence.[1][2]
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| Born | January 11, 1971 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Feminist |
Biography
editYael Mellul pursued legal studies and, after attending the Paris Bar School and obtaining a DEA in Private Heritage Law from the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, she was sworn in as a lawyer in December 1995. From 2000 to 2006, she worked as a collaborating lawyer at Maurice Guigui's firm, who was associated with former Paris Bar President Guy Danet.[3]
She proposed the introduction of psychological domestic violence as a criminal offense in French law, which was formalized in the law of July 9, 2010. For her work, she was named "Woman of the Year" by Marie Claire magazine.[4][5][6]
From 2011 to 2014, she provided training on psychological violence at the French National School for the Judiciary.
In November 2014, she called out Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Fnac, resulting in the store withdrawing its recommendation of Alain Soral's book Comprendre l'empire.[7]
In March 2016, she co-founded the Printemps républicain.[8] On April 22, 2018, she signed the "Manifesto Against the New Anti-Semitism," written by Philippe Val,[9] alongside 250 other intellectual, political, and religious figures.
In October 2016, she founded and chaired the Femme et Libre association and, together with philosopher Lise Bouvet, submitted a project to the UN advocating for French laws that penalize clients of prostitution.[10]
She joined Les Vraies Voies on Sud Radio as a commentator in June 2019. In August 2019, she wrote to the Paris prosecutor to report the international dimensions of the pedophile network involving Jeffrey Epstein, criticizing the slow pace of justice. In September, she tasked lawyer Christophe Lèguevaques with gathering evidence against Epstein's accomplices in France and safeguarding the financial interests of the victims.[11][12][13][14]
As the legal coordinator of the victim support unit at the Monceau Center, she co-led a working group with Hélène Furnon-Petrescu on psychological violence and forced suicide, under the Grenelle against domestic violence and the State Secretariat for Gender Equality.[10]
On January 29, 2020, a law protecting victims of domestic violence was passed by the National Assembly, with an aggravated clause in Article 222-33-2-1 of the Penal Code: "The penalties are increased to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros when the harassment has led the victim to commit or attempt suicide".[15][16] On February 4, she published an op-ed in Libération titled "Violence Against Women: Should Coercive Control Be Enshrined in Law?" On June 9, 2020, the Senate reviewed and passed a bill against forced suicide.[17][18][19] On November 24, 2021, she was heard during discussions on the creation of a specific offense for school bullying with aggravating circumstances of suicide or attempted suicide, which was passed on December 1, 2021.[20]
In 2024, she criticized the government's unfulfilled promises regarding forced suicide in an article in Blast.[21] She criticized Candace Owens, on RMC Story, for Owens' transphobic attacks on French First Lady Brigitte Macron.[22]
Legal cases
editIn 2013, she called for the reopening of the investigation into the suicide of Krisztina Rády, the wife of singer Bertrand Cantat, to recognize the concept of forced suicide.[23] In 2014, she also represented one of the plaintiffs in the Georges Tron case.[24] After leaving the bar in 2016, she filed a complaint against Bertrand Cantat in May 2018, which was dismissed in June, before Cantat sued her for false accusations in August.[25][26][27]
Personal life
editShe has a son with Simon Pinto, director of Bansard International, to whom she was married from 1997 to 2005.
Publications
editBooks
edit- Bouvet, Lise; Mellul, Yael (2018). Intouchables: People, justice & impunité: Polanski, DSK, Cantat, Tron, innocents, forcément innocents. Paris: Balland. ISBN 978-2940556830.
- Mellul, Yael; Caracalla, Laurence (2021). Mon combat contre l'emprise et le suicide forcé. Paris: Éditions Michel Lafon. ISBN 978-2749945552.
Articles
edit- Mullel, Yael; Abécassis, Éliette (20 November 2009). "Des mots pour la vie". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- "Violences conjugales : lettre ouverte à Mmes et MM. les députés" [Domestic violence: Open Letter to Members of Parliament] (in French). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- "La loi, la liberté et les femmes" [Law, Freedom, and Women]. Le Monde (in French). 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- Mellul, Yael; Bergé, Aurore (27 November 2014). "Refuser la résolution sur la reconnaissance de l'Etat Palestinien" [Reject the Resolution to Recognize the Palestinian State]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "La femme qui voulait faire tomber Cantat". L'Express (in French). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Vers une nouvelle définition du harcèlement au sein du couple". L'Express (in French). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Sept avocats plaident pour les politiques". L'Express (in French). 26 June 1996. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Compte rendu de réunion de la mission d'évaluation de la politique de prévention et de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes". Assemblée nationale. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Proposition de loi renforçant la protection des victimes et la prévention et la répression des violences faites aux femmes". Sénat (in French). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Yael Mellul élue femme de l'année marieclaire.fr". Marie Claire (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Alain Soral, Coup de coeur des libraires Fnac, pas pour longtemps". ActuaLitté.com (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Membres". Printemps Républicain (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Manifeste "contre le nouvel antisémitisme"". leparisien.fr (in French). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Yael Mellul : "Les suicides dus à des violences conjugales sont des féminicides"". Marie Claire (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Les Vraies Voix - Podcast - 29/05/2020". Sud Radio (in French). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Jacquard, Nicolas (12 August 2019). "La justice française examine le cas Jeffrey Epstein". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Affaire Epstein : avec l'ouverture d'une enquête en France, les associations espèrent une "libération de la parole" des victimes". Franceinfo (in French). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Affaire Epstein : un avocat toulousain met la justice sous pression". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Violences conjugales: faut-il reconnaître les suicides forcés? | Slate.fr".
- ^ "Loi contre les violences conjugales : le suicide forcé et la levée du secret médical définitivement adoptés". Marie Claire (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Violences envers les femmes : faut-il inscrire l'emprise dans la loi ?". Libération (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "En 2018, 217 femmes harcelées par leur conjoint se sont suicidées". www.rtl.fr (in French). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Rapport n°4712". www.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Politique. Harcèlement scolaire : l'Assemblée nationale vote un nouveau délit pour créer un "choc"". www.bienpublic.com (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Suicides forcés : l'angle mort des violences conjugales". Blast le souffle de l’info (in French). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "[Podcasts] Estelle Midi du 13 septembre - 14h/15h". RMC (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Affaire Cantat : une avocate veut faire justice à son ex-femme". leparisien.fr (in French). 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Georges Tron renvoyé aux assises pour viols sur d'ex-subordonnées". Franceinfo (in French). 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Plainte contre Bertrand Cantat: "J'ai l'espoir que les ex-membres de Noir Désir libèrent leur conscience"". RMC (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Mort de Krisztina Rady : la plainte visant Bertrand Cantat classée sans suite" (in French). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand Cantat porte plainte contre la militante féministe Yael Mellul". Le Point (in French). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.