The following is an English translation of an interview conducted with Aegis CEO Dr James Smith by Ibrahim Sofić for Aljazeera Balkans, first published by Aljazeera in BHS here. Ibrahim Sofić: Nationalism, separatism, fascism and other "isms" are very present in BiH and for many the situation is very similar to that of the 1990s. [...]
"Now is the time to act. Not in six months, because we will be at war." With this stark warning about the danger of a return to armed conflict in Bosnia, Emir Suljagić - Director of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Center - opens the Aegis Trust's new 3-part podcast series 'Peace at risk in Bosnia’. [...]
The Aegis Trust, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) South Africa have partnered with the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) to run a 3-day ‘train the trainer’ Change Makers Programme for 25 leaders and educators in Zambia. Here are videos from DAY ONE and DAY TWO of the training, which show how greatly [...]
The Aegis Trust and Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Centre have formalised a partnership for remembrance, education and the fight against genocide denial with announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) building on their existing informal partnership. The announcement was made on Sunday 21st November, the 26th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords which ended the Bosnian War, [...]
In a powerful interview marking the 26th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords which ended the Bosnian War (see https://youtu.be/XPlGwwKfXNU), Dr Emir Suljagić – Director of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Centre in Bosnia Herzegovina – predicts the country’s return to war in six months if there is no international intervention to stop reestablishment of the [...]
Join us on Sunday November 21st - the 26th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords which ended the Bosnian war - as genocide survivors from Rwanda and Bosnia take part in a live discussion about ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’. Set during the fall of Srebrenica, this 2021 film tells the story of a translator for UN [...]
Today Thursday November 4th, join Fleur Anderson MP, Chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, as she moderates a panel discussion bringing together experts to consider the international response to a year of conflict in Ethiopia. REGISTER NOW Who you'll hear from: The panel will feature [...]
On Monday 11th October, the Embassy of Sweden in Rwanda and the Aegis Trust will unveil a new temporary exhibition at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Open to the public for one week only, ‘Remember ReAct’ presents both Swedish and international efforts for Holocaust remembrance and the fight against antisemitism, antigypsyism and racism since the first [...]
99% of the people who committed murders in the Holocaust were never prosecuted or even questioned. Why? Released in UK cinemas as a co-production with the Aegis Trust on the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, David Wilkinson’s feature documentary ’Getting Away with Murder(s)’ digs deep to find the answers. It’s an illuminating, absorbing, important [...]
Tomorrow will see the first-ever Depop Drop from White Rose, the handpicked recycled fashion chain which supports the Aegis Trust, with around 500 of its top seasonal picks uploaded and promoted to the app’s users. Founded in London, Depop is the fashion marketplace app where the next generation discover unique items. With 30 million registered users globally, [...]
