Holocaust Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance, dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered genocide.
The day, first declared in 1988, is dedicated to the remembrance of those who have died from AIDS -- estimated at 25 million people -- as well as honoring those who live with HIV -- some 33.4 million people -- worldwide.
It's been three weeks since a series of public debates dedicated to reconciliation and remembrance of the 1965 Communist repression in Indonesia were cancelled at the Ubud writers and readers festival in Bali, following police pressure and increased scrutiny from the Indonesian authorities.
It was known the Queen would need, like every other foreign head of state, to visit the garden of remembrance, dedicated to those who died fighting for independence from the British crown, but her attendance was far from perfunctory and deeply impressed commentators and public alike.
Prince Harry has opened a field of remembrance dedicated to all the British military personnel killed in Afghanistan.
In May 2011, the Queen made her first visit to the Republic of Ireland, during which she laid a wreath at Dublin's Garden of Remembrance, dedicated to those who fought for Irish freedom.
Seattle even has its own performance group, Music of Remembrance, dedicated to this field.
The name of Humbert Roque Versace was engraved in "El Monumento de la Recordación" (Monument of Remembrance), dedicated to Puerto Rico's fallen military members and situated in front of the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and unveiled by Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock (see copy of speech) and PR National Guard Adjutant General Col. David Carrión on Memorial Day, 2007.
Prince opens field of remembrance Jump to media player The first remembrance field dedicated to the men and women killed in Afghanistan is opened by Prince Harry.
Ms. Ekizian said the concert, sponsored by the Interfaith Committee of Remembrance, was dedicated to "victims of the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide and the World Trade Center disaster".
