Angelina Jolie took to social media to comment on the Greece migrant boat disaster as the search continues for survivors in southern Greece. The fishing boat may have been carrying as many as 750 people, of which around 100 were children. At least 78 people have died. The 48-year-old actress and humanitarian said, “Sickened by […]
Angelina Jolie took to social media to comment on the Greece migrant boat disaster as the search continues for survivors in southern Greece.
The fishing boat may have been carrying as many as 750 people, of which around 100 were children. At least 78 people have died.
The 48-year-old actress and humanitarian said, “Sickened by this news. No one risks their life in this way unless they are without options.”
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Angelina then shared the story of a man she knew in a similar situation.
“I knew a man who lost his wife and daughter after holding on to their bodies for hours trying to keep them alive. I asked why they would get on such a crowded boat if it looked dangerous? And why risk it in the first place?” the Maleficent actress shared in her Instagram Stories.
While in a warzone trying to help as a doctor, his wife desperately urged him to get on a boat. When another boat rammed into them, they tragically lost their lives because he was “unable to keep them afloat.”
Angelina offered the story to explain that, “He is not a bad person or a bad parent. He had no options.”
“One of the myths is that this comes from a desire for a better life. That undermines the very real horrors people are living daily. And what this route represents as a last desperate attempt to keep your family safe,” Angelina said.
“The focus should be why, in the first place, refugees and other people on the move are unable to be home and what would be done to stabilize, and make trade and relations more stable so they can live and thrive at home,” Angelina said, trying to get to the issue’s root cause.
In 2019, Angelina delivered a powerful speech on gender equality and the importance of human rights.
“When we don’t back human rights laws, when we, the west interfere in ways that disrupt their lives and profit from their resources, when we feed off their poverty by buying up their land…all of this is part of the injustice and tragedy that leads to people risking their lives in this way,” Angelina concluded.
In December 2022, Angelina stepped down from her role as an ambassador for the UN’s refugee agency. She had been acting as a special enjoy to the U.N,’s refugee agency since 2002.
In a new feature story for Vanity Fair’s July/August issue, sources revealed new details about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s relationship’s end, an alleged plane dispute, and the deal that fell through because of an NDA.