4 June 08 – In a 17-minute film released today by the Aegis Trust with the support of Open Society Justice Initiative and Human Rights First, and circulated to UN diplomats on the eve of the ICC’s six-monthly report to the UN Security Council, survivors from villages attacked by Sudanese Government forces and Janjaweed militia [...]
13 May 08 - Disturbing reports received by the Aegis Trust in the past 24 hours indicate that in addition to the beatings and detention of hundreds of Darfuri civilians in Khartoum following the recent rebel attack, some Darfuri residents – including men and women – have been shot by the security services, both [...]
27 Feb 08 - Today, on the first anniversary of the ICC's naming of Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb as suspects wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, 45 organizations throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa have launched WantedForWarCrimes.org, a campaign which calls for the UN Security Council to [...]
13th Feb 2008 Yesterday at a Global Day of Action, Aegis Students joined protesters around the world and a group of Nobel Peace laureates to call on Chinese President Hu Jintao, the host of the Beijing Games, to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur. In London at a ceremony supported [...]
3rd-9th March 2008 On December 2nd 2007, actress and activist, Mia Farrow, launched Fund4Darfur, a new initiative of Aegis Trust to support survivors of the crisis in Darfur. From the 3rd to the 9th of March, a week of fundraising events will mark Fund4Darfur week, being held to raise money to support survivors of rape, [...]
This year Aegis Students is screening the powerful film “The Devil Came on Horseback” to thousands of students and other groups. We aim to reach over 40 locations and have received significant levels of interest; we are inviting all interested groups to screen the film. Award winning documentary film The Devil Came On Horseback exposes [...]
Kenya violence likely to escalate in absence of talks 3 Jan 08 – The Aegis Trust is deeply concerned at the violence being perpetrated in Kenya in the wake of the disputed presidential election. Men, women and children have been raped, burned alive, shot, or hacked to death with machetes. Hundreds of people have been [...]
2 Dec 07 – Chiwetel Ejiofor and Clare-Hope Ashitey were among the stars joining Mia Farrow on Sunday night when she launched the Aegis Trust’s Fund4Darfur. Singer Annie Lennox has also lent support, providing a track from her new album to be used in a short film promoting the Fund. A new initiative from the [...]
5 Oct 07 – Activists and Darfuri survivors of ethnic cleansing rallied outside Parliament on 4th October to demand the Home Office put an immediate stop to the removal of Darfuri Africans to Khartoum. The demonstration, organised by Aegis Students in conjunction with the Darfur Union, coincided with a hearing by the House of Lords [...]
21 Sept 07 - 26-year-old Darfuri survivor, Abdo Yahya Abdullah, yesterday received a standing ovation from the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton following his speech to delegates about personal tragedy and loss in Darfur and the continued suffering Darfuri asylum seekers face in the UK. Abdo urged Britain’s third largest political party to back a conference [...]