Angelina Jolie Calls for an End to Sexual Violence in Conflict Alongside Foreign Secretary William Hague
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 20:20
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Angelina Jolie steps out to speak at the Global Summit To End Sexual Violence In Conflict on Tuesday (June 10) in London, England.The 39-year-old actress and humanitarian is co-hosting the four day conference alongside frequent collaborator, Foreign Secretary William Hague.“This will be the greatest concentration of effort, of discussion and decision ever seen in combating sexual violence in conflict,” Secretary Hague told the crowd during their opening (via AFP).“Human Rights Watch’s own research shows that in Syria and Libya sexual violence against men has been part of the pattern of sexualised torture, particularly for men who are in detention or who are being held by the regime or militia,” Angelina added.
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Angelina Jolie, William Hague to open summit on rape in war
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 10:56
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Co-hosts Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague will on Tuesday open a four-day summit on ending sexual violence in conflict, the biggest meeting ever held on the subject.Senior officials from over 100 countries, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, will join over 900 experts, NGOs, survivors and religious leaders at London's Excel Centre.Writing in London's Evening Standard newspaper, Kerry said delegates would work to "relegate sexual violence to the annals of history"."Sexual violence plagues every country," he wrote. "Acts of sexual violence demean our collective humanity."We will pool our expertise, diplomatic skills and resources toward the common goal of relegating sexual violence to the annals of history where it belongs."The top US diplomat insisted that sexual violence in armed conflict be treated as a major international crime and that every government deny safe haven to those who "commit these vile acts.""We must declare in unison: 'They can't run and they won't hide here'," he added.It was Jolie's film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" which first alerted Hague to the extent of sexual violence in conflict zones, he has said.The British cabinet minister and Hollywood A-Lister Jolie, a Special Envoy for the UN Commissioner for Refugees, have since visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bosnia as part of their campaign to bring the issue to the world's attention.
Jolie's 2011 film, which marked her directorial debut, is a love story told against the backdrop of the Bosnian war two decades ago, when according to Hague some 50,000 women were raped.Hague hopes the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which runs until Friday, will create "so much momentum that we begin to shatter the culture of impunity.""If women are still treated in this abhorrent way in times of war, they will never be treated as equals in times of peace, and that cannot be tolerated," he added.Journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima, survivor of sexual violence in Colombia's conflict, will be one of speakers."For the first time in history a world summit highlights and denounces a crime that is normally made invisible and is often silenced by the majority of states," she said.The stated aims of the conference are to "shatter the culture of impunity" by launching a new International Protocol, to take practical steps to reduce the dangers women face in conflict zones, to increase support for survivors of sexual violence and to "debunk the myth that rape in war is somehow inevitable or a lesser crime."Hague and Jolie will on Tuesday take part in meetings with youth delegates and on Wednesday are due to attend an event to launch the International Protocol.On Thursday, Hague will host delegations from over 100 countries and will chair a ministerial meeting on security in northern Nigeria.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (by video message) and US Secretary of State John Kerry will speak in a closing plenary session on Friday.There will also be over 140 free events open to the public as part of the three-day Global Summit Fringe, which runs until Thursday.The event will feature film, music, theatre and debate.
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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Scout Locations Together in Malta!
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 20:25
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Angelina Jolie and her fiance Brad Pitt arrive via a yacht to the island of Gozo to scout some sights on the archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday (June 8) in Malta.The 39-year-old actress and 50-year-old actor were reportedly scouting locations in the area for an upcoming project in a quick 36-hour trip.The duo stayed at the Hotel Ta’ Cenc & Spa before departing the island on Monday (June 9) via private jet.In case you missed it, check out Angelina‘s moving speech at the Global Summit To End Sexual Violence In Conflict that happened earlier today
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Angelina Jolie's Dad Jon Voight Praises Granddaughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt's Maleficent Acting Debut
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- Published on Monday, 09 June 2014 11:03
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Proud papa! Angelina Jolie's dad, actor Jon Voight, told Us Weekly at The Wrap's First Annual Emmy Celebration on June 5 in Los Angeles that his granddaughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt's acting debut in Maleficent was "wonderful" and reminded him of when Jolie made her own debut alongside him back in 1982."Magnificent. She's wonderful," the Oscar-winning actor revealed of the 5-year-old's big screen debut as young Princess Aurora."It was a very lovely moment to see Angie with her on screen, and they were terrific together. It was just great," Voight gushed.Despite Jolie's fiance Brad Pitt getting attacked by red carpet prankster Vitalii Sediuk at the May 28 premiere in Hollywood, Voight went on to say it was a "great night.""It's the most wonderful thing when you see your little granddaughter, just like when I saw Angie on the screen, you know," he said in reference to when Jolie first made her acting debut at age 4 alongside him in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out.When asked if Vivienne and Jolie's debuts were similar, Voight said you can't compare them because "each one is themselves." He added, "But it was really a knockout to see her. I'm telling you. It was great.
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My family of jetsetters! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt catch a flight out of town with their children Maddox and Zahara
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- Published on Sunday, 08 June 2014 10:14
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They're always flying off to some distant country to either film or promote one of their blockbuster movies.And Hollywood's favourite power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were off again on Friday night as they were spotted with two of their children heading to a departing flight at the Los Angeles International Airport.Always the hands on parents, the duo dotingly guided Maddox, 12, and Zahara, nine, to their terminal.The freshly 39-year-old kept a protective hand on little Zahara as she wore a pair of dark sunglasses and an all black getup.While her daughter opted for a stripy long sleeve shirt, black trousers, and a pair of high top shoes with bright orange laces.Pitt, 50, wore a shirt that looked to have featured a drawing by one of his children, which looked to be an artistic depiction of him and his partner Jolie.Completing his getup were khaki trousers, a matching sports coat and lace up boots as he donned a jaunty hat for the evening of flying.Maddox was a cool customer in a black hoodie as he followed in the footsteps of his famous parents by wearing a pair of dark sunglasses.
Walking by the side of his father, the young man sported a graphic T-shirt and dark jeans as he stomped around in lace up Converse.Meanwhile, Jolie has revealed that her brood of children will help to organise her eventual wedding to Pitt.The star, who currently appears in hit movie Maleficent, made the comments in an interview with Look Magazine.It is one of the few times she's discussed plans to tie the knot with her partner of ten years.Speaking to the glossy title, she said: 'We are discussing it [the wedding] with the children and how they imagine it might be, which is hysterical - how kids might envision a wedding.'They will, in a way, be the wedding planners. It's going to be Disney or paintball, one or the other!'The star, who met her partner on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, also said that she's thinking about working with Brad on a joint professional project.'I would love to,' she said. 'I wrote something a few years ago that we're thinking about working together on. We haven't done that for ten years but we had so much fun when we did.'We weren't a couple at the time so it would be very different now - but when I worked with him I realised he was my best friend. He's a really great man.'Angelina gave the interview before flying to Shanghai to promote the film to Asian audiences.While daughter Vivienne, five, appears in the film as a young Aurora - played by Elle Fanning - nine-year-old Zahara and Pax, 10, also have minor cameos.Speaking of what it was like to have her children on set with her, the doting mother - who also has Maddox, 12, Shiloh, seven, and Knox, five, with Brad - admitted they brought out the best in her.'It was fun to share, but it was also that I'm better when they're there,' she says. 'My performance was a little more enhanced, 'cause if I think about making them laugh, I get a little crazier.'
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