14th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide
28 Apr 2008
Hope Survivors Foundation (HSF) in partnership with SURF (Survivors Fund) and HMD (Holocaust Memorial Day Trust) gathered at the Queens Crescent Community Centre to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. This special day of remembrance honoured the victims of the Rwandan genocide and ensured that the horrendous crimes committed during the genocide are neither forgotten nor repeated elsewhere in the world. Another purpose of the day was to restate the continuing need for vigilance in the light of the troubling repetition of human tragedies in the world today. There was also a focus on the needs/support of UK survivors. The event featured presentations from Rwandan survivors, Dr Martin Stern (Holocaust survivor), Alex Sklan (Director of clinical services from Medical Foundation for the care of victims of torture). A minute’s silence was observed in this memory with the lighting of 14 candles.