Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan.27 / Trend, S. Agayeva /
Chairwoman of Azerbaijan`s State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs Hijran Huseynova has been awarded Officer degree of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour by the French President's decree, the French Embassy in Baku said.
Huseynova was awarded for her contribution to combating violence against women. Since 2006 she has been cooperating with the French Ministry of Solidarity and Social Cohesion and other French organizations involved in this combat, the embassy said.