Ambiga receives top award from French govt

Recognising her dedication to human rights and the rule of law, France has awarded Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan with its highest honour, the Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).

Honoured: Ambiga dedicated her award to those who supported her.

French Ambassador to Malaysia Marc Barety presented the award to the former Bar Council president in a ceremony at his residence on Friday.
Ambiga dedicated the award to those who had supported her efforts.
“The award is meant to honour people from different fields and is not specific to a human rights movement,” she said.
In 2009, Ambiga was honoured by the United States with the prestigious Secretary of State's International Women of Courage award in conjunction with International Women's Day.