by Rene Cassin | Nov 6, 2018 | Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
In evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, René Cassin highlights the importance of the Human Rights Act (HRA) in improving people’s lives in the UK, by letting people raise legal claims in the UK. Furthermore, the section 6(1) provision in the HRA, which...
by Rene Cassin | Nov 5, 2018 | Protecting Human Rights in the UK, Women's Rights
By Lee Wax, Communications & Training Manager at Jewish Women’s Aid This past year marks the 20th anniversary of the UK Human Rights Act. It has also seen unprecedented change in the social climate and discourse around violence against women. We’ve witnessed...
by Rene Cassin | Nov 5, 2018 | Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
By Will Bordell High-rise flats and first-time-buyer housing, city-centre office blocks and high-speed railway-lines, whopping shopping centres and tip-top football stadiums: new building projects are everywhere we look. But as we drive past construction sites on the...
by Rene Cassin | Nov 5, 2018 | Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
This November (2018) marks twenty years since the UK Human Rights Act received Royal Assent, through which fundamental rights and freedoms were preserved and promoted in British law. Rights Brought Home The Human Rights Act, ensures that individuals can claim their...
by Rene Cassin | Oct 30, 2018 | Events, Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK, Resources
How the Human Rights Act helps ordinary people in everyday situations – watch Sunrise, not Sunset (13 minutes, via René Cassin’s You Tube Channel) In celebration of the Human Rights Act, René Cassin held the premiere screening on 7 November 2018 of ‘Sunrise, not...
