Angelina Jolie has paid tribute to the survivors of forced marriage under the Khmer Rouge and pledged to continue advocating on behalf of women and girls who suffer from sexualized violence in conflict.
Excerpts from an upcoming documentary commissioned by the British Embassy on forced marriage were shown, which British Ambassador Bill Longhurst said “will expand this knowledge globally and highlight the efforts of the [Khmer Rouge tribunal] in prosecuting crimes related to forced marriage and other PSVI-related crimes.”
Jolie has spent the past few days in Cambodia, where her new made-for-Netflix film, ‘First They killed My Father,’ premiered on Saturday night in Siem Reap’s Angkor Wat temple complex.
“I welcome the fact that the [Khmer Rouge] tribunal has begun to address this issue and I pay tribute to all the survivors in Cambodia, including those who have so bravely given evidence.