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Rally outside Parliament calls for an end to removal of Darfuris to face torture in Khartoum

2020-03-16T21:30:35+00:00October 5th, 2007|Policy & Advocacy|

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 [...]

Lib Dems give Darfur survivor standing ovation – and vote through tough resolution

2020-03-16T21:30:35+00:00September 21st, 2007|Policy & Advocacy|

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 [...]

Aegis Students National Conference

2015-10-02T07:42:00+01:00September 17th, 2007|Students|

Interested in finding out how to campaign against mass murder, rape & pillage in Darfur. Want to help prevent the reocurrence of genocide elsewhere? Next Day for Darfur to call on leaders: ‘live up to your promises’ On Sunday 16 September, the second anniversary of the commitment by all governments at the UN to the [...]

Day for Darfur IV, London 16 Sept 2007

2015-10-02T07:42:08+01:00September 16th, 2007|Policy & Advocacy|

Day for Darfur IV, London 16 Sept 2007: photo galleries {mosloadposition user10} Over a thousand demonstrators gathered on Sunday 16 September outside the Sudanese Embassy before marching on Downing Street as part of a global day of action for Darfur. They were there to warn that a recent Security Council resolution has left some in [...]

Conference & Committee

2007-09-05T18:45:32+01:00September 5th, 2007|Uncategorised|

Interested in finding out how to campaign against mass murder, rape & pillage in Darfur. Want to help prevent the reoccurrence of genocide elsewhere? Aegis Students warmly invites you to attend its annual summer conference, taking place at the Cass Business School, C.London on September 5th 2007. Aegis Students is an exciting student movement that [...]

Khartoum apologists – ‘Don’t exaggerate; only 200,000 murdered in Darfur’

2020-03-16T21:30:35+00:00August 21st, 2007|Uncategorised|

Comment by Dr James Smith, CEO Aegis Trust, 21 Aug 07 - The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently ruled on a complaint against  the Save Darfur Coalition and Aegis Trust regarding how the death toll in Darfur has been represented.  ASA identified a 'division of informed opinion' on the mortality in Darfur and stated [...]

Summer Conference 2007

2007-07-30T18:47:08+01:00July 30th, 2007|Uncategorised|

  Interested in finding out how to campaign against mass murder, rape & pillage in Darfur. Want to help prevent the reoccurrence of genocide elsewhere? Aegis Students warmly invites you to attend its annual summer conference, taking place at the University of Derby on September 17th 2007. Aegis Students is an exciting student movement that aims [...]

£10,000 raised to house Rwandan survivor

2015-10-02T07:42:32+01:00July 17th, 2007|Rebuilding|

17 July 07 – Ten teenagers from West Bridgford Comprehensive School in Nottingham today visited the Holocaust Centre, home of the Aegis Trust for genocide prevention, to present a cheque for over £2,000. This is the final part of a grand total of over £10,000 raised in the past year by students and community groups [...]

National Executive Committee Vacancies

2007-07-06T18:52:37+01:00July 6th, 2007|Uncategorised|

We hope you are all having a fantastic summer.  The growth of Aegis Students has been immense this last year.  There are now eleven functioning societies and many more in early stages of development, bringing about the need for a larger National Executive Committee to coordinate the student movement in this coming academic year. The [...]