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SURF applauds the decision of the UK Government to amend legislation to allow the prosecution of suspected genocidaires from Rwanda resident in the UK. The loophole in current legislation was higlighted by Fergal Keane, in a BBC report in 2006, and … Continue Reading »
Mary Kayitesi-Blewitt, SURF’ Founder, has not been resting since I succeeded her as director in January 2009. Appointed as a Visiting Fellow at the Research Centre for Leadership in Action at the Robert F. Wagner School for Public Service at … Continue Reading »
SURF is planning to stage a Reading of the Testimonies at the Whitechapel Gallery on Sunday 12th July 2009 from midday to 4pm to mark the 15th anniversary of the end of the Rwandan Genocide. We are hoping that supporters will join … Continue Reading »
SURF’s BBC Radio 4 Charity of the Week Appeal was broadcast this Sunday. For those that missed it, there is another chance to hear the broadcast on Thursday 18th June at 3:27pm or to listen below: SURF on BBC Radio … Continue Reading »
This weekend, one of our youngest supporters, Nick Twomey, completed his round-the-world marathon challenge, finishing 12 marathons across 7 continents in under 9 months. It is a remarkable achievement, in which Nick has climbed the Great Wall of China and … Continue Reading »
Last night at The Funding Network, SURF was one of five organisations that presented its project to 200 attendees at a sold-out event at Barclays Wealth in Canary Wharf. SURF’s project was presented by long-time supporter Felicity Finch (more familiar … Continue Reading »
This morning at the BBC, SURF Patron and International Editor of Channel 4 News, Lindsey Hilsum, recorded a Charity Appeal for Survivors Fund which is due to be broadcast on Sunday 14th June on Radio 4. Lindsey has been a … Continue Reading »
SURF is fortunate to secure coverage of its work, and the situation of survivors in Rwanda, through an array of different media channels. This Sunday, BBC Radio Berkshire began a six-part broadcast of the recent visit of two SURF trustees … Continue Reading »
A critical aspect of the work of SURF is to raise awareness of the situation of survivors in Rwanda today. The most powerful means to do so is through the testimony of the survivors, empowering them to tell their story in … Continue Reading »
SURF is fortunate to receive many requests from the media for comment and interviews on the situation of survivors in Rwanda today. Besides some of the more high profile media – such as the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera – we also … Continue Reading »