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Philatelic document - Gisèle Halimi

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5.41

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Throughout her life, Gisèle Halimi (1927-2020), born Zeiza Taïeb, was a passionate defender of the cause of women, a committed and profoundly free individual. She was born in Tunisia, into a stifling patriarchal society. From an early age, she rebelled against the preordained destiny imposed on her by her family, starting with the tradition that a girl was less important than a boy. At the tender age of 10, she went on hunger strike to refuse to serve her father and brothers at table, and won her case. Her first feminist victory... Gisèle Halimi studied law in France and was admitted to the Tunis bar in 1949. A leading figure in the anti-colonial struggle, she worked for the independence of Tunisia and Algeria (1956), before pursuing her legal career in Paris. She pleaded major cases that contributed to changing mentalities and laws. These included the Djamila Boupacha case in 1960, which brought to light the French army's torture practices, and the emblematic Bobigny trial in 1972, where she defended a minor on trial for having had an abortion following rape: a decisive step towards the legalization of abortion (1975). A lawyer, feminist and politician for a number of years, Gisèle Halimi was notably active in the association Choisir la cause des femmes, which she founded with Simone de Beauvoir. She also took a stand against American war crimes in Vietnam, supported Basque ETA militants during the Franco dictatorship, and defended the cause of the Palestinian people. Gisèle Halimi left us this advice: "Never resign yourself. This was the guiding principle of her life. Fabienne Azire

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Timbre-poste (héliogravure) : création originale C215 d'après photo © Giancarlo Botti/GAMMA RAPHO et mise en page Mathilde Laurent Document philatélique : mise en page Mathilde Laurent d’après photo © Gilbert UZAN/GAMMA RAPHO Cachet d’oblitération : création originale Mathilde Laurent Texte : Fabienne Azire

Information

Commercialisation start date

July 28, 2025

Commercialisation end date

July 31, 2026

Adherence type

None

Printing technique

Offset

Number per sheet

1

Permanent value

No

Face value

-

Philatelic charter family

Philatelic program stamp

Official release date

July 28, 2025

Stamp format

210 x297 mm

author

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Product number

2125520