1 person in every 80 has now been forced to flee their home 2022 has already been extraordinary by any metric, but one outcome from the last six months is more staggering than any other: this year has seen the number of displaced people pass 100 million for the first time[i]. If one were to […]
This weekend, 5-6 February, is HART’s Annual Day of Action. There are lots of ways that you can get involved from home, university, church or your local park: Take on a Challenge Event This could be a run, walk, cycle, swim or wheelchair challenge – anything that gets you moving and active. Sign up […]
This Christmas, your donations are urgently needed to help us provide vital support to our courageous partners in Burma, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Nagorno Karabakh and Syria. Here is an example of what your donations can support: £12 can buy rice for a displaced family in Burma for three months. £25 can buy four mosquito nets […]
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At HART, we ensure that women’s empowerment is at the core of every project that we support. We are proud to work alongside our incredible partners across the world as they strive to bring education, security, and opportunity to the women of their communities. Here are just a few examples of how we support women […]
Events in Afghanistan and the speed of the takeover of the country by the Taliban have shocked the world. Moreover, the fact that this comes after a costly 20-year US and allied presence in the country that sought to ensure security and the establishment of democratic processes, represents a landmark defeat for western nations that […]
This month, HART is focusing on the challenges facing education in our partner countries and how our partners seek to address them. Terrorist attacks against educational targets have increased in recent years. Terrorist groups across South Asia and Africa, including Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Afghan Taliban, and Al-Qaeda linked groups in Syria and Iraq, […]
Read our letter to the Foreign Secretary, which explains how aid cuts will impact HART’s local partners: Dear Dominic, I and colleagues at Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) share widespread concerns over the cuts to UK spending on foreign aid. In particular, we have urgent concerns that cuts will compound the suffering of our […]
Development is a notion that projects ideas of progression, improvement and positivity. The Human Development Index claims to measure the development of a country based on knowledge, a decent standard of living and a long and healthy life (“Human Development Reports”). However, it neglects “inequalities, poverty, human security, empowerment etc” (“Human Development Reports”). The […]
This month HART is focusing on genocide and the threat to our partner countries across the world. North and middle-belt Nigeria has a long history of intense ethno-religious struggles for territory, economic opportunity, and agricultural resources. Poverty, declining education provision, a lack of development and a lack of opportunities for young people in the areas […]
Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, a day to mark the victims of the Armenian Genocide, is observed on 24th April by only a handful of states: Armenia, the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Canada, France, Argentina and the State of California (US). The Armenian Genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 when 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were […]
Baroness Cox has once again been busy in the House of Lords, speaking truth to power and questioning the UK Government on religious violence in Nigeria, the sanctions being imposed on Syria and Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. Her questions and the subsequent government responses can be found below:
This month, HART is focusing on the theme of Genocide. We shall be reflecting on how the international definition of genocide relates to crimes against humanity that continue to be perpetrated in various parts of the world. It is particularly appropriate to do so given recent events in Nagorno Karabakh and Burma (Myanmar); the fact […]
Introduction to Ethnic and Religious Violence in Nigeria. Nigeria is a deeply complex society divided along many tribal, political, linguistic, ethnic, geographical and class lines. Sadly, although the communities have lived side by side for centuries, there are also significant tensions between the country’s two major religious groups: Islam and Christianity, which represent 53.5% and 45.9% of the […]
Dr John Eibner, International President of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), a Christian religious rights organization, and HART Founder and CEO Baroness Caroline Cox, issued the following statement on 2 November 2020: “We call on all members of the American-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and Israel […]
HART remains deeply concerned by the military offensives by Azerbaijan against the historically Armenian land of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), which have increased in severity in recent weeks. Civilian areas continue to be targeted with tanks, helicopters, drones, heavy artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems, including Smerch, and cluster bombs – in contravention of international law. […]
HART remains deeply concerned by the escalation of military offensives by Azerbaijan and Turkey against the historically-Armenian land of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). Civilian areas continue to be targeted with tanks, helicopters, drones, heavy artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems, including Smerch, and cluster bombs – in contravention of international law. Reports of renewed offensives: The […]
HART has recently received an update from inside Syria from British front-line correspondent and film-maker, Tom Duggan. Tom is married to a Syrian woman and has lived in Syria since 2012. He currently lives in Damascus and gave this account of life under the blanket economic sanctions being imposed on Syria. His account […]
September was Suicide Prevention Month, which saw organisations and individuals all over the world work together to raise awareness and share resources for suicide prevention. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, it’s an issue that affects all ages, genders, and nationalities. Whilst important work is being […]
Intensifying military offensives by Azerbaijan and Turkey against the historically Armenian land of Nagorno-Karabakh (with the historic name of Artsakh) are raising fears of another Armenian genocide. Civilians in Stepanakert and elsewhere in Karabakh continue to be targeted, killed and injured as Azerbaijan rejects Armenia’s call for a ceasefire. Artsakh faces an […]
To whom it may concern, It is with profound concern that we are following the deeply disturbing escalation of the conflict by Azerbaijan against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). It is impossible to overstate the significance of these events and the extreme danger presented to the whole region if they escalate further. We are […]
Azerbaijani-Turkish large scale aggression against Nagorno Karabakh raising genocidal fears and risking regional escalation. URGENT CALL TO CEASE HOSTILITIES. It is impossible to overstate the significance of the large scale aggression against Nagorno Karabakh by Azerbaijan and the extreme danger presented to the whole region by this escalation. Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh has been an autonomous […]
Following the launch of a massive land and air offensive involving massive rocket, artillery, drone and air bombardments along the entire Artsakh-Azerbaijani front on early Sunday morning, intensive battles are continuing for the second day. Azerbaijan has launched new offensives in the North, in the Mataghis region of Martakert as well as in the […]
This month, HART’s focus is on, “Hope in Crisis.” The concept of hope plays an important role in our work across the world and inspires everything we do. As many of our partners continue to tackle some of the most difficult challenges facing humanity today, a key motivation is hope. Hope that these challenges can […]