Students in Rwanda, US and UK launch ‘Action for C.A.R.’
An international youth-led campaign which aims to support peacebuilding in the Central African Republic through a mixture of fundraising, education, advocacy and in-country social cohesion activities, ‘Action for C.A.R.’ was launched today by Aegis Students and STAND, the US-based student anti-genocide movement. To find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved, visit www.action4CAR.org and […]
What should Holocaust education be in 50 years? Exploring Cameron’s question at the National Holocaust Centre
31 Jan 14 – Speaking at the National Holocaust Centre to an audience of survivors, school children, educators and supporters on Tuesday this week at a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Dr James Smith CBE – Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust and President of the Holocaust Centre – helped to set the […]
National Holocaust Centre and Aegis Trust to take part in Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission
27 Jan 14 – Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Prime Minister David Cameron today launched a Commission to investigate possible further measures for Holocaust remembrance and education in the UK. Members of the Commission will include actress Helena Bonham Carter, broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, alongside senior cross-party representation from Ed Balls, Michael […]
Queen’s honour for Aegis Trust founder
31 Dec 2013 – Dr James Smith, co-founder of the UK’s National Holocaust Centre and the Aegis Trust for genocide prevention, is being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the UK’s New Year Honours by Her Majesty the Queen. The CBE is awarded for prominent, distinguished and innovative contributions […]
“Effective peacekeeping force” needed to prevent genocide in CAR says UN Humanitarian chief
13 Nov 2013 – Speaking today about rising violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), John Ging – Operations Director at the UN’s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – told Fred Pleitgen of CNN’s ‘Amanpour’ show that “we see the seeds of a genocide here unless we can get on the ground in […]
Aegis statement on AU summit re possible withdrawal from ICC
12 Oct 2013 – Today African leaders are meeting in Addis-Ababa to discuss their membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is the only global court able to adjudicate cases of genocide and other crimes against humanity. If African leaders vote to leave the ICC, we will all live in a less safe […]
Mount Kenya University hosts Kenyan MPs visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial
9th Oct 2013 – The Kenyan Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology today visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial during a visit to Rwanda hosted by Mount Kenya University, an institution with campuses in both Rwanda and Kenya. The Committee, comprising over 20 MPs, laid wreaths at mass graves adjacent to the Memorial, where some […]
“The Bashir regime must go now”: former UN Sudan chief attacks latest violence from Sudan Government
29 Sept 13 – Prof. Mukesh Kapila, the Aegis Trust’s Special Representative on Crimes Against Humanity, today slammed the brutal suppression of civil protests in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and other major cities. “The most fundamental and inalienable of all human rights is the right to live. To oppose and resist Bashir and his murderous […]
Africa speaking tour by Aegis Special Representative comes to Uganda and Kenya
13 Sept 13 – Aegis Special Representative Mukesh Kapila, who as UN Sudan chief blew the whistle on the Darfur crisis in 2004, will on Monday 16 September give a public lecture at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, before arriving at the Nairobi Storymoja Book Festival on 20 September. It will be the sixth African […]
99 suspects of war crimes in UK last year
This week the BBC released new figures suggesting that there were 99 people present in the UK suspected of war crimes or genocide last year. Despite numerous legislative changes intended to facilitate the prosecution process, the UK continues to fail to bring suspects to court. Aegis welcomed the decision by the BBC to investigate the […]