by Lucja Jastrzebska | Jun 21, 2024 | Stop the hostile environment
Conflicts and political persecution around the world have caused vast amounts of forced displacements, from historical examples of the Kindertransport in the late 1930s to the current situations in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and so many more countries. ...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Jun 10, 2024 | Stop the hostile environment
Throughout history, the ability to seek refuge has been essential to Jewish survival.However, in the UK today, those seeking refuge can be indefinitely locked up inimmigration detention centres. Imagine if you were locked up, without having a release date. Instead of...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Jun 10, 2024 | Stop the hostile environment
During this year’s 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport, we draw on our experiences as Jewish people, of seeking refuge and safety. Through our experiences, we understand why people seeking safety in the UK deserve dignity and compassion when seeking to build a new...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Jun 10, 2024 | Right to Food, Stop the hostile environment
by Debora Singer I have grown up with the images of children being put on trains by their tearful parents. My mother, Hanna Cohn, was one of them. In July 1939, at the age of ten, she travelled with her twin brother by train from Germany to Liverpool Street Station...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Jun 7, 2024 | Latest
What René Cassin is Calling For? The General Election, this 4th July, is a time for us to call on the next government of the UK to take seriously the commitment to human rights. René Cassin is calling on the newly elected government to: Keep the UK signed into the...
