Jolie criticises Obama
WASHINGTON: Angelina Jolie has pointed fingers at US President Barack Obama over his policies regarding the ongoing situation in the Darfur region in Sudan.
In an OpEd published on December 10 at Newsweek.com, Jolie has written passionately about the state of affairs in Darfur, where ‘government supported militia have left 300,000 dead and 2.7 million people internally
displaced’.
In the write-up, titled Justice
Delayed is Not Justice Denied, the
34-year-old actress and UN goodwill ambassador has said that Obama’s administration ‘has not yet announced any serious moves’ to bring corrupt Sudanese leaders to justice’.
Questioning Obama’s policy, Jolie wrote, “How is the Obama administration’s approach to Sudan an evolution of justice? In addition, when the
administration says it intends to work to ‘improve the lives of the people of Darfur,’ I would like to know what that means, besides the obvious point that their lives could hardly get worse.”
The actress worries that if the
administration doesn’t deal more forcefully with Sudanese officials,
future leaders could continue to ‘pocket financial assistance and aid
relief’ and ‘act with impunity’.
“On this Human Rights Day — the day President Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize — we must also remember those who have been deprived of their rights,” she added.
