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 [...]
Speech by Cherie Blair, Aegis Lunch, House of Commons, 20 April 2006 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this lunch today which aims to highlight the challenging and ground-breaking work undertaken by the Aegis Trust, both here in the UK and in Africa. As I am sure many of you are [...]
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 [...]
20 Apr 06 - The Prime Minister's wife, Cherie Blair, today spoke at an Aegis Trust lunch at the House of Commons titled, 'How does a Nation live after Genocide?'. Click here to read Cherie Blair's speech. Speaking to a gathering of genocide survivors, dipomats, MPs, business leaders, civil servants and teachers, Cherie Blair said: [...]
20 April 2006, House of Commons It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this lunch today which aims to highlight the challenging and ground-breaking work undertaken by the Aegis Trust, both here in the UK and in Africa. As I am sure many of you are already aware, Aegis is a [...]
"I went to see Anne Marie's house while we were in in February, and I promised her that we would find a way of building her and Patrick a decent place to live. She's just one woman, with a son, and of course there are thousands like her in , but we can help this [...]
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of Ethiopian troops reported late on 11 April to have entered the Pochalla region of South Sudan are now said to have withdrawn to Pinyudo, on the Ethiopian side of the border.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 [...]
9 Apr 06- Addressing correspondents at the UN on the twelfth anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide, the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Juan Mendez, said that the international community should use the occasion to renew its commitment to ensure it does not let genocide happen again. He said [...]
31 Mar 06 - Holocaust survivors last week praised ‘Shooting Dogs’, the new BBC feature film set in the Rwandan genocide, after joining the stars to view it at the UK Premiere. (Pictured, left to right: Beatha Uwazaninka, Rwandan genocide survivor; Trude Levi, Auschwitz survivor; Actor John Hurt, star of ‘Shooting Dogs’.) "It was incredibly [...]