by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Jan 28, 2020 | Campaigns, Genocide, Latest, Resources
It is estimated that close to two million Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities are being detained indefinitely in ‘re-education’ camps in China’s western Xinjiang Region, where they are forced to deny their religion and culture as ‘backwards and dangerous. The...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Dec 9, 2019 | Blogs, Genocide, Latest
Today marks 71st anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention against Genocide and World Genocide Day, established by the UN, to commemorate and honour the victims of genocides and call for the prevention of the crime. Central to the prevention of genocide is the...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Dec 4, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
With just over a week left until polling day, we have been thinking about what the future holds for human rights in the UK. We have read through the manifestos to see what each party says about some of our campaign areas. We have summarised our key findings below, or...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Dec 2, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
by Alice Akca, René Cassin Intern “The majority of modern slavery victims in the UK are from the UK.” This statement, presented to us by Caroline Barnard, Communications Officer, from The Clewer Initiative at our first workshop, was one of multiple surprising...
by Mia Hasenson-Gross | Oct 24, 2019 | Blogs, Latest, Tackling Hate Crime
by Debora Singer There was a shocked silence in the crowded House of Commons Committee Room when Martin Gallagher spoke of the derogatory language he had experienced as a member of the Gypsy community. To the Jewish members of the audience, such rhetoric was all...
