Overview

• The 72-year-old is among 589 recipients named in the official list for the July 14 ceremony, which also honors Pharrell Williams and 99-year-old Auschwitz survivor Yvette Lévy.
• She gained international prominence after demanding a public trial in Avignon that exposed years of drug-facilitated assaults by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot and accomplices.
• The Avignon trial concluded with convictions for all 51 defendants, and Dominique Pelicot received the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
• Pelicot’s advocacy strategy of shifting shame onto perpetrators has made her an icon in the global fight for women’s rights.
• France’s Legion of Honor was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 and counts roughly 77 000 members as it recognizes contributions to the common good.