Holocaust Memorial Day 2022: Remembering Genocides Across History
Holocaust Memorial Day, observed on 27th January, serves as a day of remembrance for the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution, and genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. It aims to educate and honor the victims, highlighting the horrors of terrorism, persecution, and genocide inflicted on various ethnic groups throughout history.
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What do the following have in common? Starter Nazis Bosnia Cambodia Darfur Rwanda Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Terror Persecution Genocide deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that group of people. Ethnic Cleansing TORTURE INJUSTICE SEPARATION DISCRIMINATION Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 Thursday 27th January Holocaust Memorial Day is One Day 27 January that we put aside to come together to remember, to learn about the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and the genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur, in the hope that there may be One Day in the future with no genocide. Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
What is HMD? Day of remembrance Focuses on those people murdered The Holocaust Nazi Persecution Genocides that followed Cambodia Rwanda Bosnia Darfur Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Why 27th January? 27th January marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz The largest Nazi death camp Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
The Holocaust 1941 1945 6 million Jewish men, women and children Murdered by the Nazis Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Nazi Persecution Nazis targeted anyone they believed threatened their ideal of a pure Aryan race Wanted to improve the genetic make-up of the population Roma and Sinti people Disabled Black Gay Political opponents Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Cambodia 1975 1979 Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot Millions of people died through starvation, disease and exhaustion Thousands were executed Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Cambodia The arrival of the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975 brought five years of terror, with more than two million people murdered. Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Rwanda 1994 One million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were targeted and murdered in just 100 days 75% of Tutsis were murdered Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Rwanda Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Bosnia 1992 1995 - Bosnian Serb forces, led by Ratko Mladic Ethnic cleansing led to 100,000 people murdered and 2,000,000 displaced July 1995 (During an ongoing civil war) Bosnian Serbs murdered around 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Bosnia Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Darfur Western Sudan 2003 civil war broke out Arab militia Janjaweed supported by the Sudanese Government Targeting and attacking black African people Destroying whole villages murder and displacement 200,000 400,000 deaths 2,600,000 are displaced living in refugee homes Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is about education and awareness The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisations Genocide must still be resisted every day Together we bear witness for those who endured genocide and honour the survivors and the lives changed Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day Even in the UK, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all Millions of people face prejudice, discrimination and hostility because of their identity Ethnicity, beliefs, appearance, gender, age, disability, political views Holocaust Memorial Day is a day of commemoration and action to challenge these behaviours We have the power to make change and take action to support those Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 who face discrimination
27 January 2022 The UK Ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 will be streamed online on Thursday 27 January at 7pm. Light the Darkness Put a candle in your window Remember those who were murdered for who they were Stand against prejudice and hatred today Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
