Survivors of worldwide genocide plan memorial event

Events are taking place not only to mark the 70th anniversary of Auschwitz, but to also remember those who have endured other forms of genocide and persecution across the world.

People who have suffered, during civil war and political unrest, are due to give a series of speeches to educate others about the experience they and their relatives have faced.

At this memorial event in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, survivors of conflict will swap shoes. This symbolic exchange is designed to give others an understanding of a survivor's past life.

One man Senad Kovacevic, was a soldier who was detained in a concentration camp during the Bosnian War.

Dreudonne Manirakiza described the conditions his parents faced while living through the Burundian Civil War. During the conflict in Africa his mother was forced to live in the bush while pregnant with him.

• The event 'In Someone Else's Shoes' will take place at Dewsbury Town Hall this evening at 6.30pm.