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David Belton worked as a producer at BBC Newsnight and was one of the first international journalists in Rwanda during the Genocide in May 1994. To mark Rwanda 20 and the launch of his book 'When the hills ask for your blood' he provides a moving reflection on Rwanda, the Genocide and the complexities surrounding post-genocide ethnicity and cultural identity.
Today we published ‘HMD 2023 In Review’, which highlights just some of the array of activities that brought people together for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023 and the impact that HMD had on those who marked it.
Year 6 pupils from Lansdowne Primary School, Cardiff led the schools’ Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony from the band stand in the city’s Victoria Park. The event was opened by two of the pupils who introduced the relevance and importance of Holocaust Memorial Day to their classmates and around 60 members of the public.
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of HMDT, states the importance of marking Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on 2 August.
Mark Pawsey is the MP for Rugby. On the 20th anniversary of the Genocide he reflects on his experience of visiting Rwanda with the Conservative Party’s Project Umubano, a charity supporting development in the country.
Astrid Aghajanian was a little girl when Ottoman Empire began it's systematic destruction of its Armenian population. In this testimony Astrid describes what happened to her father, and how she and her mother survived deportation into the Syrian desert.
Violence and persecution have escalated dramatically in Sudan in recent months, with reports of the rape, murder and torture of citizens in the West Darfur region. Here we outline simple actions you can take to support those affected.
This blog was written for HMDT by Charlotte Lee, who is currently a member of the HMDT Youth Champion Board for the South East.
We are privileged that His Majesty The King has continued as our Patron, having taken on the Patronage when Prince of Wales in 2015.
When ‘ethnic cleansing’ began in his neighbourhood, Safet narrowly avoided being sent to concentration camps with his father and older brother. Safet describes the fear he felt for his family, but the comfort that he had in the support and help from others.