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HMDT blog: Save my people before it's too late - by Rahima Mahmut

HMDT blog: Save my people before it's too late - by Rahima Mahmut

Our latest blog is by Rahima Mahmut, who is a member of the Uyghur community, a human rights activist, and representative for the World Uyghur Congress. Rahima tells of the discrimination and persecution faced by members of the Uyghur community in China, including her own personal experience of oppression. She provides practical advice on how we can all Stand Together to support them.

Nuremberg trials: 75 years on - Ivor Perl BEM

After the end of the Second World War, members of the Nazi leadership were tried in Nuremberg, Germany. Now, 75 years on, Holocaust survivor Ivor Perl BEM reflects on the tribunals.

Our leadership team

Our work is overseen by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a board of trustees. They are responsible for the governance and strategic vision of our work.

Marianne Grant

Marianne Grant

Marianne Grant was a young artist from Prague. Having survived Theresienstadt, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the final days of Bergen-Belsen concentration camps, using her skills as an artist to survive, she came to Glasgow where she raised her family.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Christian denomination. Believers don’t follow national governments, meaning they won’t salute flags, sing nationalistic songs, take part in politics or serve in the military.