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August 29, 2018

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges, say UN investigators

Top military commanders in Myanmar should be investigated and prosecuted for the “gravest” crimes against civilians under international law, including genocide, say United Nations-appointed investigators.
November 23, 2017

UN hails conviction of Mladic as 'a momentous victory for justice'

The United Nations top human rights official has welcomed the conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal
July 14, 2017

Indigenous South Americans condemn failure to protect uncontacted tribes

Twenty-nine indigenous organisations from across South America have come together in Brazil to condemn governments for failing to protect the lives and lands of uncontacted tribes – a situation they say is tantamount to genocide.
October 28, 2016

Sturgeon joins other party leaders to back education on genocide

The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon yesterday gave her backing to Remembering Srebrenica’s Scottish education pack along with the leaders of four other parties.
January 24, 2016

Tribal community attacked by gunmen in Brazil

Survival International, the global organisation for the right of tribal people, said today (24 January) that a tribal community is being attacked by a large number of gunmen in southern Brazil.
July 12, 2015

Scotland remembers victims of Srebrenica massacre

Scotland has remembered the victims of the Srebrenica massacre at a memorial service in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, marking the 20th anniversary of the atrocity.
April 22, 2015

Why the Armenian Genocide matters - meeting in London

Tonight, on Thursday 23rd April, a very important public conversation is taking place, entitled 'Against Genocide: faith, hope and Armenia'.
January 27, 2015

'Keep the memory alive': Holocaust Memorial Day 2015

Events are taking place around the British and Irish isles to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday 27 January 2015. The theme for this year is 'Keep the memory alive'.
January 8, 2015

From 1915 to 2015: the challenge of the Armenian Genocide centenary

On the centenary of the beginning of the terrible Armenian genocide in 1915, can Turkey show the good will and good faith needed to repair and repopulate the destroyed Armenian nest, asks Ekklesia associate and regional expert Dr Harry Hagopian. Can it act so that its hitherto legal denial of a human truth does not breed further oppression, but challenges it instead?
August 13, 2014

UN chief urges countries to do more to help Iraqi civilians

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Iraqi security forces not to intervene in the country’s political process amid heightened tensions and the threat from the Islamic State.