Jolie Visits Congo On Anti-rape Mission
Angelina Jolie is on a mission to end rape in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The 37-year-old actress and humanitarian is a special envoy for the United Nations. She joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Nzulo camp north of Goma on Monday.
The pair are part of a campaign to stop sexual assault in conflict zones where it is frequently used as a “weapon of war” by rebels and Congolese soldiers, according to the politician.
Angelina said she hoped their visit would raise awareness about the crimes.
"What we're here to do is try to scale it up and make this a world wide focus, it's been going on in every war, every crisis and it's often an afterthought and it's due time to end this and put an end to impunity and they deserve it," she told UK newspaper The Telegraph.
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