by Lucja Jastrzebska | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Mia Hasenson-Gross, Executive Director of René Cassin 62 days. It is 62 days since the horrific attacks committed by Hamas on innocent Israeli women, children and men. It is 62 days that Jews all over the world have been processing the largest pogrom...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Dec 4, 2023 | Asylum and Detention, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
Libi Sears, Rene Cassin Intern The new government guidance released on Modern Slavery and Asylum Allocation referred me to the Jewish proverb “a half truth is a whole lie”. Analysing these documents, my thoughts were dominated by the stories of real people. These...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 25, 2023 | Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Today, René Cassin begins the 16 Days of Activism on violence against women and girls. With this year’s 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, co-drafted by our namesake Monsieur René Cassin, we are reminded that women’s...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 16, 2023 | Stop the hostile environment, Uncategorized
Background In April 2022 the Government set up the Rwanda asylum plan, a new system for dealing with applications from asylum seekers. Instead of all asylum applications being considered by the Home Office in the UK, the government drew up a Memorandum of...
by Lucja Jastrzebska | Nov 15, 2023 | Latest, News, Stop the hostile environment
We are relieved today that the Supreme Court has made the right decision in supporting human rights by declaring that Rwanda is not a safe country to send people fleeing persecution and seeking safety in the UK. While we are pleased with the decision today, we remain...
