nov 29, 2018 - OPEN LETTER
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Amber Heard
SUPPORT OF UNHCR
Gender-based Violence
VIDEO RELEASED
Description:
Pre-recorded during Amber Heard's visit to the UN in Geneva on October 22.
FROM THE DAILY MAIL:
She has been vocal about calling for an end to domestic violence.
And on Thursday Amber Heard urged women not to suffer in silence as she helped promote the UN's 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
In an Instagram video, she read from an open letter she penned in 2016, just months after filing divorce from her actor husband Johnny Depp.
'Let's start with the truth — the cold, hard truth. When a woman comes forward to speak out about injustice or her suffering, instead of aid, respect and support, she will be met with hostility, skepticism and shame,' she said. 'Her motives will be questioned, her truth ignored.'
'No matter how terrible or terrifying surviving trauma maybe, unfortunately it can pale in comparison to what follows.'
'It's no wonder so many feel like they have to remain silent or risk their own safety in an effort to maintain our dignity by quietly enduring.'
The actress claimed the fear of being ostracized from your society is 'just about the scariest prospect there is.'
'But our world is changing,' she continued. 'Standing shoulder-to-shoulder as women, we comprise a vast army of voices, and we can no longer accept silence.
