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21st May 2022
03:45pm BST
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Shortly afterwards, a French activist group named Scum took to Twitter to confirm that they were behind the stunt before explaining their intentions.
https://twitter.com/scum_officiel/status/1527695952768802819?s=20&t=OnrlT5DJ2MYjS4b4S-sn5Q
“A SCUM activist enters the red carpet of the #Cannes2022 festival to denounce the sexual violence inflicted on Ukrainian women in the context of the war," their tweet read.
The protest collective also shared a video that shows their protestor being removed from the red carpet by security staff.
https://twitter.com/scum_officiel/status/1527709921399214080?s=20&t=hA-UdHUi97ivaPTFq1H8dA
"This activist exposed the war rapes and sexual torture committed on Ukrainian women by russian soldiers," said the message accompanying the video.
This protest comes amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and rape by Russian forces against both women and men in Ukraine during the ongoing conflict between the two neighbouring countries.
Speaking in early May, Pramila Patten, the UN special representative on sexual violence in war, commented on such alleged attacks by saying: “it’s hard for women and girls to report [rape] because of stigma amongst other reasons, but it’s often even harder for men and boys to report… we have to create that safe space for all victims to report cases of sexual violence.”
She continued adding that the reports they had currently received “only represent the tip of the iceberg" and urged others who may have been impacted to come forward.
According to Variety, the stars of Miller's first new film since Fury Road including Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba were not on the red carpet at the time of the protest.
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