Kathi Lynn Austin
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Kathi Lynn Austin is a United States filmmaker and researcher who studies international smuggling and terrorism and monitors human rights compliance.
[edit] Career
In 1997, Austin directed Forsaken Cries: The Story of Rwanda for Amnesty International. The short documentary film examined the Rwandan Genocide.[1] On 13 November 2000, Austin spoke to the National Press Club about Kenya's illegal arms trade and militias citing evidence she gathered during a three-month investigation.[2] On 21 April 2004, she was appointed by Kofi Annan to a four-member panel charged with monitoring the Democratic Republic of Congo's compliance with Security Council resolution 1533 (2004), passed on 12 March 2004.[3][4]
Austin is director of the "Arms & Conflict Program" of the Fund for Peace and visiting scholar at the Center for Human Rights at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[1]
[edit] Movie
Angelina Jolie will star as Austin in a forthcoming Paramount Pictures movie.[5] Her character's antagonist will be based on former KGB major and arms dealer Victor Bout.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b http://www.pacificcouncil.org/interior.aspx?pageID=About&subID=31&itemID=244
- ^ The Fund for Peace - FfP Calls on UNHCR to End Killings and Arms Availability in Kenya
- ^ Expert panel named to monitor UN arms embargo in eastern DR of Congo
- ^ Ods Home Page
- ^ Jolie plays spy game for Paramount - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
- ^ Angelina Jolie tapped for spy thriller | Angelina Jolie | Movie News | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly
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