Aegis Trust

‘World Cyclist’ Furtemba Sherpa visits the Kigali Memorial Centre

3 Feb 2012 - Peace campaigner Furtemba Sherpa, who has been cycling around the world since 2003, stopped off at the Kigali Memorial Centre last week on his way across Rwanda.

Born in Nepal, Furtemba Sherpa endured a challenging childhood – running away from home at age 10, he faced homelessness, substance abuse and exp...

Remembering Auschwitz survivor Roman Halter

3 Feb 12 - The funeral of Auschwitz survivor Roman Halter, who died earlier this week aged 85, was held yesterday in North London.

Dr James Smith, Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust and Chairman of The Holocaust Centre, was among those who attended.

“Roman Halter was not only a remarkable intellect and a great support...

Chad blocks former UN Sudan chief from visiting its Darfur refugee camps

16 Jan 2012 - Dr Mukesh Kapila, Special Advisor to the Aegis Trust and former UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, was blocked from visiting refugee camps in eastern Chad last week and then expelled by the Chadian authorities before he could get the chance to meet even one of the nearly 300,000 Darfuri refugees still languis...

Aegis 2012 Appeal - Creating Young Peacebuilders in Rwanda

Inspire more young people to stand up against the root causes of genocide by supporting the Aegis Trust 2012 Appeal , enabling young people in Rwanda to understand the dangers of prejudice and exclusion.

It costs just $20 for each young person to attend an Aegis Trust peacebuilding workshop , held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial .

Genocide survivors shocked by ICTR sentence reductions for perpetrators

16 Dec 11 - Survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have responded with incredulity to the decision by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), in Arusha, Tanzania, to reduce the sentences of several ringleaders of the g...