Amal Clooney Gives First U.S. TV Interview To Discuss Her Latest Human Rights Battle
Posted on Fri Jan 15th, 2016 9:40am PDT By X17 Staff
While we admire her cause, all we really care about is hearing her speak!
Amal Clooney gave her first U.S. TV interview to NBC News Tonight to discuss the current human rights issues in the Maldives, and now we can totally see why George put a ring on it! The British beauty is remarkably intelligent and well spoken, and it really does seem that she cares more about her career than celebrity.
The London-based barrister is representing Mohammed Nasheed, who was sent to prison over terrorism charges by the current government. "Democracy is dead in the Maldives. Literally, if there were an election now there would be no one to run against the president. Every opposition leader is either behind bars or being pursued by the government through the courts," she explained of the dire situation in the country.
The 37-year-old met with lawmakers in Washington D.C. in an attempt to lobby Congress to level sanctions against The Maldives unless they release political prisoners, including Nasheed. "I thought to myself - the world needs more Nasheeds. I think it's important for tourists to know the facts of what's happening in the Maldives. I don't think people realize that there's a flogging taking place a kilometer away when they're sunbathing in their resort," she revealed as the reason she's representing Nasheed for free.
Her main point? She'd rather you pay more attention to her causes than her love life with her A-list actor hubby!
"I think its lovely that celebrities would chose their time and energy and the spotlight to do something worthwhile. I am still doing the same jobs as I was doing before. If there is more attention being paid than there was before, then that’s good," she noted.
This woman is the whole package!