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Today, 24 April 2015, marks the centenary of the deportation of Armenian intellectuals from Constantinople (Istanbul), recognised as the start of the Ottoman Empire’s campaign to destroy its Armenian population.

This blog has been written by John Wood, the son of a soldier who was among the troops who entered Bergen-Belsen on 15 April 1945, to mark the 70th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

The nation's Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 UK Commemorative Ceremony, organised by Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) took place yesterday (27 January) at Central Hall Westminster, with a huge gathering of survivors, dignitaries and celebrities participating in a moving and poignant event.

Internationally renowned sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor has been revealed as the artist behind the candle design for our 70 candles for 70 years project in an exclusive Sunday Times feature.

In commemorating the lives of the family members who she was never able to meet, one second-generation refugee of Nazi persecution demonstrates how powerful an act of remembrance can be, and how important it is to keep the memory alive.

Adam Boys, Director of International Programs at the International Commission on Missing Persons, has worked in Bosnia since 1994 and to mark Srebrenica Memorial Day discusses his organisation’s difficult work to identify the remains of the Bosnian War’s missing dead and their surviving families.

Stephen Smith, Executive Director Chair of the USC Shoah Foundation and the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education, discusses how genocide memory and education in Rwanda can be used to provoke action and prevent future genocides.

'It's hard to go into a refugee camp and find people who are interested in religion or politics, but go in there, or any other disadvantaged area, and throw a ball – you don't need to encourage anyone – they will all come running. That’s the power of football,' says Rwandan Eric Murangwa Eugène MBE.

This week the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are holding the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, highlighting the way that sexual violence and rape is used as a weapon during conflict – destroying lives and damaging communities.

Every June Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month provides a time dedicated to raising awareness of this community's past.