This Autumn, I feel very privileged to be working with Carl Wilkens and Jean-Francois Gisimba, two personal heroes of mine. They, together with Jean-Francois’ brother Damas, were responsible for saving the lives of over 400 Tutsi and moderate Hutu during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Hundreds of people had taken refuge at the Gisimba orphanage, run [...]
Heroes visit the UK
September 20/2011
Rwanda President makes Reconciliation Visit to France
September 12/2011
The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is scheduled to arrive in France today on the first official visit to that country since the 1994 genocide. Mr. Kagame is expected to meet with Rwandan expatriates, French business leaders and French President Nicolas Sarkozy during his time in Paris.
The three-day visit follows on the heels of Nicholas Sarkozy’s [...]
The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is scheduled to arrive in France today on the first official visit to that country since the 1994 genocide. Mr. Kagame is expected to meet with Rwandan expatriates, French business leaders and French President Nicolas Sarkozy during his time in Paris.
The three-day visit follows on the heels of Nicholas Sarkozy’s [...]
Durham Society Raise £390 for Aegis Students!
September 06/2011
What do you do when you are offered a free ticket to Glastonbury? The answer seems obvious. Now what if by doing so, you can raise money for Aegis Students? Even better! That is exactly what three brilliant members of the Durham Aegis Society did this Summer, traveling down to Somerset to work behind a [...]
What do you do when you are offered a free ticket to Glastonbury? The answer seems obvious. Now what if by doing so, you can raise money for Aegis Students? Even better! That is exactly what three brilliant members of the Durham Aegis Society did this Summer, traveling down to Somerset to work behind a [...]
Obama Takes Steps to Help Avert Atrocities
August 23/2011
From the New York Times
President Obama, looking for ways to strengthen the American response to genocide and other mass atrocities, on Thursday 4 August, will announce a ban on visas for people who the State Department finds have been involved in human rights violations, White House officials said.
Mr. Obama will also issue a [...]
From the New York Times
President Obama, looking for ways to strengthen the American response to genocide and other mass atrocities, on Thursday 4 August, will announce a ban on visas for people who the State Department finds have been involved in human rights violations, White House officials said.
Mr. Obama will also issue a [...]












