Angelina Jolie Thanks Officers Who Defended the Capitol During D.C. Visit
Angelina Jolie Thanks Officers Who Defended the Capitol During D.C. Visit
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Angelina Jolie's visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday during her visit to Washington, D.C., to honour cops who guarded the US Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Outside the Capitol, the actress was pictured with Officer Harry Dunn, who testified before Congress about the July riots.

Jolie, 46, also met with a number of legislators, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to discuss the future of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). On Twitter, Julie Tsirkin posted a picture of Jolie and Dunn, stating, "On January 6, Angelina Jolie greeted numerous Capitol security personnel, including Harry Dunn. She expressed her gratitude for his assistance."

 

Jolie's presence on Capitol Hill comes only a few weeks after the actress took to Instagram to post a moving letter from an Afghan teen girl following the US army departure and the Taliban's takeover. In the caption, Jolie wrote, "Right now, the people of Afghanistan are losing their capacity to interact on social media and express themselves freely." "So I've come to Instagram to share their experiences and the voices of individuals struggling for their fundamental human rights all around the world."

The Academy Award-winning actress also serves as a Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Jolie announced earlier this month that she co-authored Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth with Amnesty International and human rights attorney Geraldine Van Bueren.

"So many children are in danger all around the globe, and we're simply not doing enough," Jolie said in an interview with Reuters. "These are their rights, which were determined years ago based on what would allow children to grow into healthy, balanced, safe, and secure people." Jolie expressed her hope that the book will remind governments of their long-standing commitment to protecting children's health and happiness.

"We spent a lot of time blocking those rights," she told Reuters, "so this book is to give the kids a tool book to say, 'These are your rights, these are things you need to question to see how far you are from accessing those rights, what are your obstacles, others who came before you and fought, ways you can fight," she said. "So it's a how-to manual for fighting back."

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