Jehanne Collard

Jehanne Collard (13 August 1950 – 18 April 2021) was a French lawyer and activist.^[1][2] She focused on the rights of crime victims and damage to private property.^[3] She served as vice-president of the Fondation Anne Cellier, founded in 1987 to fight for road traffic safety.^[4]

Jehanne Collard
Born	13 August 1950 Marseille, France
Died	18 April 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 70) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

Jehanne was born in 1950 to Georges Collard and Odette Tarrazi. Her brother, Gilbert Collard, is a politician currently serving in the European Parliament. She had three children: Maya, Romy,^[5] and Eva.^[6]

Collard began her career in 1977 in the family rights domain. Particularly, she defended the rights of divorced fathers, who were often unable to visit their children.^[7] Following a serious traffic accident in 1993, she devoted her career to defending victims of accidents.^[8] She became a media personality, appearing on television and radio shows and led protests for road safety.^[9][10][11] In 2018, she represented the victims of the Perpignan crash, which occurred on 14 December 2017 when a train collided with a school bus, killing six and injuring 14 children.^[12][13][14]

Jehanne Collard died in Paris on 18 April 2021 at the age of 70.^[15]

Publications

• Victimes de la route : vos droits (1996)
• Assurés, si vous saviez... Quand l'État se fait complice des compagnies... (1997)
• Victimes : les oubliés de la justice (1998)
• Malades, si vous saviez... les scandales des hôpitaux... (2000)
• Le Scandale de l'insécurité routière ; à qui profite le crime ? (2001)
• Accidentés de la route, vos droits (2003)
• Ma vie a commencé dans un fracas de tôles (2005)
• Victimes, défendez-vous, Le guide des accidentés (2007)
• La Peine de naître (2008)

Distinctions

• Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (2004)^[16]
• Knight of the Legion of Honour (2007)^[17]