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Message from President Clinton for Listening & Leading conference in Kigali

In a special video message, President Bill Clinton extended his warmest greetings to all participants in the peacebuilding conference hosted by the Aegis Trust in Kigali from 25th to 28th July 2024, ‘Listening and Leading: the Art and Science of Peace, Resilience and Transformational Justice’. Co-hosted by the University of Rwanda, Tufts University and Rwanda’s [...]

2024-09-06T10:33:14+01:00September 6th, 2024|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Aegis welcomes UNGA resolution for Srebrenica genocide remembrance

The Aegis Trust welcomes the adoption on 23 May of the UNGA resolution commemorating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and declaring 11 July as the International Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. Adopted with 84 votes in favour, 19 against, and 68 abstentions, the resolution designates the 11th of July as the International Day [...]

2024-05-24T13:18:32+01:00May 24th, 2024|Policy & Advocacy, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Aegis Trust supports UNGA Srebrenica Genocide Resolution

The Aegis Trust and Kigali Genocide Memorial stand with the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, peacebuilders at the P-CRC and other friends and partners calling for the adoption of the proposed UNGA Resolution on the Srebrenica Genocide. Should this resolution pass, July 11 will become the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica. “We are [...]

2024-04-10T11:14:26+01:00April 10th, 2024|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Double standards will not serve justice or peace in the Middle East

Writing in The Atlantic following the ICJ’s initial ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, Aegis founder Dr James Smith questions double standards in the application of international law and highlights the need for legal balance in pursuit of long-term peace in the Middle East. CLICK HERE to read the article now.    

2024-01-27T12:39:08+00:00January 26th, 2024|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Humanity Needed to Defeat Terror in Gaza

In this post (also published in the Jewish News), Aegis Trust Founder and UK National Holocaust Centre President Dr James Smith unpacks the genocidal nature of Hamas ideology, and why it needs a war with Israel in which Palestinian civilian deaths draw more support to its cause. He ends on a note of hope for [...]

2023-10-18T10:22:44+01:00October 18th, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

URI and Aegis Trust sign partnership agreement to work together to prevent genocides and mass atrocities

The United Religions Initiative (URI) and Aegis Trust (Aegis) are deeply concerned about recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and several other places where urgent action is required to prevent genocidal violence. Against this backdrop, URI and Aegis announce today their partnership focused on countering mass violence and hate speech across Africa and beyond, aiming to [...]

2023-10-05T14:26:51+01:00October 5th, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Jenny Ohlsson: an honour to be Chair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08JyHdToaKk   On becoming Chair of the Aegis Trust Board of Trustees, Jenny Ohlsson, Sweden’s former Ambassador to Rwanda, has been interviewed at Aegis’ birthplace – the UK National Holocaust Centre. She takes over from business leader Peter Whittle, who has held the role for the past three years. “I actually heard about Aegis [...]

2023-06-02T19:25:17+01:00June 2nd, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Female policy-makers from Nigeria train with Aegis on Peace and Values Education

A delegation of Nigerian women involved in national policy-making visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial on 22 May to pay respects to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi and participate in a one-day workshop with Aegis on Peace and Values Education. The delegation was taking part in a 5-day study tour of Rwanda for [...]

2023-05-26T15:48:34+01:00May 24th, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Rwandan High Commissioner visits UK birthplace of Aegis Trust

Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the UK, Johnston Busingye last week visited the UK National Holocaust Centre - birthplace of the Aegis Trust, which collaborated with Rwandan authorities to establish the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting-place for 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, in 2004. Aegis Trust continues to run the Memorial [...]

2023-01-25T13:41:14+00:00January 17th, 2023|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments

Hate speech and incitement to genocide in D.R. Congo requires urgent response

https://youtu.be/e0W8rDQPXHU   Statement from the Aegis Trust on hate speech and incitement to genocide in D.R. Congo Without urgent action there is a very high risk of widespread violence in D.R. Congo against Kinyarwanda speakers.  Violence is not new in DRC, where over 100 militia groups exist, and where the Congolese army, FARDC, has [...]

2022-06-23T09:58:31+01:00June 23rd, 2022|Policy & Advocacy|0 Comments