September 25, 2011
Congrats to Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan
Malaysiakini Sep 24, eleven 7:08pm
Former Bar Council President Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan has been bestowed France's civilian tip award, a Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur (Knight of a Legion of Honour) for her work in tellurian rights advocacy.
In her acceptance debate during a French embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Ambiga (left in photo) pronounced a endowment was not for her, but for all polite society.
"This honour belongs to a polite multitude in Malaysia. we think it is critical to conclude all a work polite multitude has been doing."
Ambiga additionally gave special discuss to a Bar Council which she says has prolonged fought against a Internal Security Act, since a time when it was a "lone voice" on a issue.
French Ambassador to Malaysia, Marc Barety who presented Ambiga with a endowment pronounced she was "especially entitled to get this endowment since she is a strong believer as well as defender of tellurian rights."
Past recipients embody Michelle Yeoh
He additionally acknowledged her work with a Orang Asli, an emanate which Ambiga had made a indicate to
raise during her speech, pledging a polite society's continued await for a mar! ginalise d community.
Barety pronounced which usually about 25 such endowment have been conferred to Malaysians, whose past recipients embody a Agong, tip troops commanders as well as personalities such as actress Michelle Yeoh (right).
Apart from her various tellurian rights work, Ambiga who is additionally Bersih 2.0 chief reiterated her finalise to move forward with a electoral remodel group's eight-point demand.
Another recipient of a endowment is Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz who will receive her endowment during a after date.
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