Hague and Jolie alert world to warzone anti-rape campaign

Mr Hague and Jolie, a United Nations special envoy, met survivors of rape and sexual violence during their visit to the camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The pair will be calling on all governments to help eradicate sexual violence in conflicts 
when they meet local political leaders.

Golden Globe award winner Jolie is continuing the work she started with Mr Hague in London last year, when they launched the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

Her 2011 film In The Land Of Blood And Honey depicted the experiences of women in the infamous rape camps set up during ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and was a catalyst for the UK initiative, the Foreign Office said.

Jolie said: “This visit is about hearing first hand from people who have endured rape and sexual violence during the conflict in the Eastern DRC. We want to identify ways in which the international community can help them to rebuild their lives.

“Unless the world acts, we will always be reacting to atrocities, treating survivors rather than preventing rape in the first place.”