Aegis Trust

07/05/2026

The Agathe Habyarimana investigation must proceed without delay. Yesterday’s Paris court ruling is a step toward justice, but time is running out. Read the Aegis Trust's full statement here:

Yesterday’s Paris court ruling is a step toward justice, but time is running out A STATEMENT BY THE AEGIS TRUST Yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal took a significant step toward justice for the survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The court overturned a dismissal granted to Agathe H...

27/01/2026

Today, together with people around the globe, we stand in solidarity with Holocaust and genocide survivors marking Holocaust Memorial Day; those who know from experience where dehumanisation can lead.

14/11/2025

We’re delighted that Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of the Aegis Trust's Isōko Centre for Humanity, will receive the 2025 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Human Rights Award from Moment Magazine at their 50th anniversary gala on November 16th. A well-deserved honour for a lifetime of peacebuilding: https://www.aegistrust.org/alice-wairimu-nderitu-to-receive-ruth-bader-ginsburg-human-rights-award/

07/10/2025

Ali Kushayb's conviction yesterday at the International Criminal Court - ICC "validates the courage of survivors who spoke out" (Dr James Smith), shows "those who orchestrate or commit atrocity crimes against civilians will ultimately be held to account" (Alice Wairimu Nderitu), and "underscores the urgency of ensuring protection and accountability amidst renewed violence in Sudan today" (Freddy Mutanguha):

Yesterday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered a historic verdict, convicting Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman—widely known as Ali Kushayb—of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for atrocities perpetrated in Darfur in 2003–2004. This is the ICC’s first conviction r...

24/09/2025

Today at the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Alice Wairimu Nderitu issued a commitment on behalf of the Aegis Trust to establish the Isōko Centre for Humanity in Rwanda by December 2028:

At the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, Alice Wairimu Nderitu issued a bold new commitment on behalf of the Aegis Trust: to establish the Isōko Centre for Humanity in Rwanda by December 2028. This groundbreaking Centre will serve as a global hub for peace education, strategic ad...

23/09/2025

In Bugesera, Rwanda, something extraordinary is taking shape. On the shores of Lake Rumira, the Aegis Trust is establishing the Isōko Centre for Humanity — a global hub where memory, education, and healing come together to prevent atrocities and build peace. Now, world-renowned architect Sir David Adjaye has joined the journey, bringing his unique vision to shape the Centre’s design.

In Bugesera, Rwanda, the Aegis Trust is building the Isōko Centre for Humanity — a global hub where memory, education, and healing come together to prevent a...

11/07/2025

https://youtu.be/6aj2d7OKGsQ Today, on the 30th commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide, the Aegis Trust and Kigali Genocide Memorial remember and stand in solidarity with the survivors and our partners including Srebrenica Memorial Center and The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC)

08/07/2025

Aegis Founder Dr James Smith this morning addressed the conference ‘Srebrenica: Dealing with the Past’, hosted by
The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) to mark thirty years since the Srebrenica Genocide. This is the speech he delivered, speaking in Sarajevo City Hall: https://www.aegistrust.org/aegis-founder-thanks-srebrenica-genocide-survivors-there-would-be-no-chance-of-sustainable-peace-without-you/

08/07/2025

Dr Simon Fisher, a respected conflict transformation specialist and academic widely regarded as the father of conflict analysis, recently discussed plans for the future of the Aegis Trust’s Isōko Centre for Humanity with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of Isōko, Aegis Trust CEO Freddy Mutanguha, and Aegis Founder Dr James Smith. Some highlights from the conversation are captured here... https://www.aegistrust.org/conflict-analysis-expert-simon-fisher-explores-vision-for-isoko-centre-for-humanity/

03/07/2025

“What happens when countries emerge out of conflict? What happens when countries emerge out of genocide? How do they reinvent? How do they grow? The Isōko Centre for Humanity will be giving hope to the world that even after a genocide like the one that happened here in Rwanda against the Tutsi, a society can actually reconstruct and move on.” Alice Nderitu