With the AU still set to end its Darfur mission by 30 September unless transfer to a UN peacekeeping mission can be achieved, the Aegis Trust is calling for diplomacy to secure Sudan’s agreement for this – but also for the UN Security Council to plan for intervention without Sudan’s consent in the event that [...]
4 Sept 06 - Responding this morning to news of Sudan’s expulsion of the African Union Mission in Darfur, Dr James Smith, Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust, stated: "Ordering the AU Mission to leave will make it virtually impossible for aid agencies to continue operating in Darfur. Three million people, predominantly Darfur's black Africans, are [...]
18 Aug 06 - Thousands to Wear Blue Hats in Call for UN protection for Darfur In exactly 30 days’ time, campaigners will hold the biggest campaigning day for Darfur since the start of the conflict. Thousands of people in dozens of cities will call on their governments to do more to protect civilians in [...]
Anuak massacre eyewitness speaks out 14 Aug - From 13-15 December 2003, highlander militia and Ethiopian troops (rogue elements, according to Addis Ababa) killed an estimated 400+ Anuak civilians in Gambella town, capital of Gambella province, western Ethiopia. Now an eyewitness to that massacre has given a rare interview to the Aegis Trust – on [...]
6 July 06 – Survivors of ethnic cleansing in Darfur today stage a demonstration outside the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Sudanese Minister for the Interior, Prof. Alzubeir Beshir Taha, one of 17 leaked names recommended by a UN Sanctions Committee for impeding peace in the Western Sudanese state [...]
17 June 06 – In a debate at Westminster Central Hall on the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’, seeking to answer the question ‘How can we prevent another Rwanda?’, politicians, journalists and non-governmental organisations questioned the present lack of political, media and public outrage over genocidal violence around the world. Organised by the Foreign Policy Centre, [...]
11 June 06 – It has been reported that a curfew was imposed on Gambella town, Gambella, Western Ethiopia at 7pm local time this evening following the ambush of a bus at 6pm in which around 30 people are believed to have been killed. Gambella residents were watching action from the World Cup when they [...]
9 June 06 - The Alliance for Direct Action against Rape in Conflict and Crises (Alliance DARC) is being launched in Geneva today. Inspired by Mukesh Kapila, the former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, its mission is to bring practical help to women suffering from or threatened by sexual violence in conflict situations, and thereby [...]
24 Apr 06 - Marking the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide today, Aegis Trust has called on the British Government to put pressure on the Turkish Government for its continued genocide denial. Speaking today, the Director of the Aegis Trust, Dr. James Smith stated – "It is right that Britain is a key advocate of [...]
14 Apr 06 – The majority of Ethiopian troops reported late on 11 April to have entered the Pochalla region of South Sudan are now said to have withdrawn to Pinyudo, on the Ethiopian side of the border. The situation is now said to be relatively calm although tensions remain between the Anuak and the [...]