Mia Farrow Offers to Give Up Her Freedom

Longtime activist and actress Mia Farrow has offered to give up her "freedom" so that an ailing Darfur rebel leader can get safe passage out of a hospital. Farrow made the request via a letter to Sudan's president which she posted on her website on Monday.

She is seeking to help Suleiman Jamous, a moderate who has been a key link between Darfur rebels and aid workers in the war-torn Sudanese region, who needs to leave the country for further medical care.

"As you are undoubtedly aware, Mr. Jamous is in need of a medical procedure that cannot be carried out in Kadugli," wrote Farrow, who is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

She continued: "I am therefore offering to take Mr. Jamous's place, to exchange my freedom for his in the knowledge of his importance to the civilians of Darfur and in the conviction that he will apply his energies toward creating the just and lasting peace that the Sudanese people deserve and hope for.”

According to the most recent estimates by the Associated Press, more than 200,000 people have died in Darfur, and 2.5 million have been driven from their homes since 2003 when tribes of ethnic African farmers rebelled against the Arab-dominated central government, accusing leaders of discrimination and corruption.

Source: US Weekly