by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Nov 10, 2020 | Blogs, Latest
By Mitchell Woolf NOTE: this article is a summary of a webinar Mitchell gave on 7 October 2020 as part of the René Cassin Hummus and Human Rights Speakers Series November 8th marked the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.[1] The...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Nov 5, 2020 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs
By Miranda Zeffman On October 20th, the Court of Appeal ruled that a Home Office policy giving migrants just 72 hours’ notice of deportation was unlawful. The ‘Removal Notice Window’ (RNW) policy, originally implemented in April 2015, has been under an interim...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Nov 3, 2020 | Genocide, Latest, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
René Cassi recently signed on to a joint submission as part of the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region to the UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee’s consultation on links between Uyghur forced labour and apparel companies...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Oct 19, 2020 | 2020 Cohort, Blogs, Genocide, Latest
By Dr. Sheldon Stone, René Cassin Fellow and Campaign Associate, Advisory Group to STOPUYGHURGENOCIDE, World Uyghur Congress, London Office “Have you reserved?” “No!” I was prepared to do anything. Take my trousers down. Stand on one leg and recite the...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Oct 16, 2020 | Blogs, Latest, News
By Minnie Wiggins, René Cassin intern This year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week (10-17 October) seeks to bring people together to stand in solidarity against all forms of hate. As opposed to other years, this year’s Awareness-raising week, dedicated to stamping...
