Government moves towards closing genocide loophole in UK law
23 Oct 2009 – Following concerted lobbying from a coalition of peers, leading legal figures and human rights NGOs, the Government yesterday tabled a fresh amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill that will help close a legal loophole which has in the past allowed genocide and war crimes suspects to visit the UK or […]
Torturers not welcome in Britain’s shopping malls, but mass-murderers may be
22 Oct 09 – A coalition of peers, leading legal figures and human rights NGOs are calling on the Government to close a serious loophole in UK laws on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the moment, while a person suspected of torture can be arrested and tried in the UK if they are […]
Action urged at Moscow Sudan conference
6 Oct 09 – Ahead of an international conference on Sudan in Moscow today and tomorrow, 23 advocacy organisations, including the Aegis Trust, sent the following letter to foreign ministers participating in the talks: “We are writing to express our deep concern regarding the situation in Sudan, which remains violent and volatile and is in […]
Darfur: Eyewitnesses on film implicate Sudanese Minister in war crimes ahead of ICC report to UN
4 June 08 – In a 17-minute film released today by the Aegis Trust with the support of Open Society Justice Initiative and Human Rights First, and circulated to UN diplomats on the eve of the ICC’s six-monthly report to the UN Security Council, survivors from villages attacked by Sudanese Government forces and Janjaweed militia […]
Darfuri civilians, including women, shot in Khartoum according to locals
13 May 08 – Disturbing reports received by the Aegis Trust in the past 24 hours indicate that in addition to the beatings and detention of hundreds of Darfuri civilians in Khartoum following the recent rebel attack, some Darfuri residents – including men and women – have been shot by the security services, both […]
On 1st anniversary of ICC naming Darfur War Crimes Suspects, Aegis co-founds wantedforwarcrimes.org
27 Feb 08 – Today, on the first anniversary of the ICC’s naming of Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb as suspects wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, 45 organizations throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa have launched WantedForWarCrimes.org, a campaign which calls for the UN Security Council to […]
Aegis Students Join Nobel Laureates to Pressure China over Darfur
13th Feb 2008 Yesterday at a Global Day of Action, Aegis Students joined protesters around the world and a group of Nobel Peace laureates to call on Chinese President Hu Jintao, the host of the Beijing Games, to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur. In London at a ceremony supported […]
Fund4Darfur Week
3rd-9th March 2008 On December 2nd 2007, actress and activist, Mia Farrow, launched Fund4Darfur, a new initiative of Aegis Trust to support survivors of the crisis in Darfur. From the 3rd to the 9th of March, a week of fundraising events will mark Fund4Darfur week, being held to raise money to support survivors of rape, […]
Aegis Students Launch “The Devil Came on Horseback” Film Tour
This year Aegis Students is screening the powerful film “The Devil Came on Horseback” to thousands of students and other groups. We aim to reach over 40 locations and have received significant levels of interest; we are inviting all interested groups to screen the film. Award winning documentary film The Devil Came On Horseback exposes […]
Kenya violence likely to escalate in absence of talks
Kenya violence likely to escalate in absence of talks 3 Jan 08 – The Aegis Trust is deeply concerned at the violence being perpetrated in Kenya in the wake of the disputed presidential election. Men, women and children have been raped, burned alive, shot, or hacked to death with machetes. Hundreds of people have been […]