FINROSFORUM – Finnish-Russian Civic Forum

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum (FINROSFORUM) strives to promote cooperation between the people of Finland and Russia by supporting civic initiatives for democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech. It is formed by a group of people concerned about the erosion of...

International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums – ICMEMOHRI

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

The International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums (ICMEMOHRI) is one of ICOM’s 31 International Committees. Founded during ICOM’s general Conference in Barcelona on 3 July 2001 as IC-MEMO, in 2023 it was re-named as ICMEMOHRI. In a world...

Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

On 26 April 1937, the town of Gernika was bombed for more than three hours. A total of 31 tons of bombs and projectiles were  dropped by the pro-Franco air force on  a defenceless town,  leading to the destruction of the urban centre and approximately 500...

Bloody Sunday Trust – The Museum of Free Derry

by sergi | Sep 9, 2016

If there is any event related to the city of Derry from which contradictory views of the past arise, it will surely be known as the Bloody Sunday. On Sunday, 30 January 1972, 26 civilians taking part in a republican demonstration organised by the Northern Ireland...

“Srebrenica: Memory of a Genocide” is presented in Tesanj

by sergi | Jul 9, 2016

In the frame mark of the 21st Anniversary of Srebrenica genocide, the Museum of Tesanj is presenting the exhibition “Srebrenica: Memory of a Genocide”, produced by the European Observatory on Memories and the Solidarity Foundation of the University of...