by Rene Cassin | Aug 2, 2018 | Blogs, Education, Latest
On 2nd August, 1944, 2,897 Roma men, women and children were taken out of the “Gypsy Camp” in Auschwitz and murdered. When Auschwitz was finally liberated in 1945, only four Roma had survived. 2 August is the Roma Genocide Remembrance Day. Learn about Sinti and Roma...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 30, 2018 | Blogs, Education, Latest
To mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Ben Lewis takes a look at the ongoing issue of child trafficking in the UK. The United Nations has made this date, 30th July, the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Trafficking is defined by the UN...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 26, 2018 | Campaigns, Equal Rights for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, Resources
René Cassin recently submitted evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hate Crime. René Cassin’s submission responded to the inquiry, “How do we build community cohesion when hate crime is on the rise?”. Our report answered questions on...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 26, 2018 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
On Tuesday, the government published Stephen Shaw’s long-awaited second review into UK immigration detention. Shaw began conducting his second review in August of last year and his findings have now been made public. “I think every one of the centre...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 16, 2018 | Work Experience
David Cohen explains how a week with René Cassin has challenged his cynicism with regards to work experience and the human rights sector as a whole. Just a week prior to my writing of this blog, I had anticipated my work experience at René Cassin with hesitance and...
