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Angelina Jolie inspires school children to fight for human rights
Angelina Jolie introduced a group of over 600 school children who took to the stage at London's Royal Albert Hall last night to perform their own interpretations of "freedom". But before the show kicked off, the Hollywood starlet/human rights activist had an important message to share.
At the event, which was put together by Amnesty International and Chickenhead Theatre to celebrate the likes of Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Malala Yousafzai, Jolie - who is a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) special envoy - urged the children to fight for their rights.
Speaking via a pre-recorded video, the mother-of-six said:
“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; it’s like your secret book of laws. And if you can master it, no one can trick you, or your friends. And you can take those laws and rights and go head on with those adults who won’t listen.
“With the power of not only what is right and fair, but what is law, you can fight back. And as you grow up, you will have the tools to protect yourselves and to defend others.
glamourmagazine.co.uk