Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Angelina Jolie decries wartime rape

Actress Angelina Jolie, right, special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, attends a joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the conclusion of the “End Sexual Violence in Conflict” summit. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
 The age-old link between warfare and rape can be broken, and perpetrators cannot assume that they will get away with it, actress Angelina Jolie and top diplomats said Friday as they endorsed international efforts to increase the investigation and prosecution of a crime that has historically gone unpunished.