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Angelina Jolieis continuing to fight for the victims of sexual violence in war.
Speaking at theFighting Stigma Through Filmfestival in London Friday, Jolie described the crime as “an urgent international issue,” adding that “changing attitudes and laws, and challenging stigma and impunity for sexual violence in all our societies is the work of generations. It’s all of you, it’s all of us together.”
The Fighting Stigma festival is an offshoot of the wider Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) campaign Jolie founded with former British foreign secretary William Hague in 2012.
“I can only imagine the kind of difficulties that many of you have faced to get to this point in your lives,” Jolie said warmly to the filmmakers gathered at the British Film Institute on London’s Southbank.
Angelina Jolie and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.Jeremy Hunt/Twitter
Other attendees included Sophie Wessex and British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Jolie continued, “From the start, PSVI has been about bringing together survivors, civil society and legal experts with [the] government to work together to affect change; not government telling civil society or survivors what needs to be done, but listening to and supporting the voices of the people most directly involved.”
In December, Jolie, 43 — who isworking toward a child custody settlementwith separated husband,Brad Pitt— will also be bringing her campaigning to British radio.
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On Dec.28 the double Oscar-winner will follow in the footsteps ofPrince Harry,Stephen Hawking,Sir Richard BransonandMelinda Gatestoguest editthe BBC’s prestigious current affairs flagshipToday.
While behind the mic, Jolie will interview a number of high-profile guests about potential solutions to warzone sexual violence and the equally heart-wrenching topic of the global refugee crisis.
“I hope we will be working on this for many years to come,” Jolie told the audience at the BFI, adding that it was crucial to allow “the voices who set the agenda to be those of the survivors themselves.”
source: people.com
