by Rene Cassin | Jun 18, 2018 | Asylum and Detention, Latest
René Cassin is proud to support Refugee Week 2018 (18-24 June). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, co-authored by our namesake Monsieur René Cassin, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. It proclaims, as universal and inviolable, “the right to seek and to...
by Rene Cassin | Jun 12, 2018 | Latest, News, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
35 Rabbis and other leaders of the Jewish community have signed our letter to David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, urging him to use our withdrawal from the EU as an opportunity to protect and strengthen the provision of human rights....
by Rene Cassin | May 10, 2018 | Blogs, Latest, News, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
The latest set of National Crime Agency figures, released late in March, show that the number of potential victims of modern slavery has topped 5,000 for the very first time. It may come as quite a shock, then, to that hear NCA Director, Will Kerr, said the increase...
by Rene Cassin | May 2, 2018 | Asylum and Detention, Latest, News, Stop the hostile environment
Interested in getting involved with a Jewish Visitors Group and supporting someone in immigration detention? Please fill in this survey. As the seasons turn from Pesach to Holocaust Memorial Day and onwards towards Shavuot we consider our history as immigrants as well...
by Rene Cassin | May 1, 2018 | Latest, News, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
Over 30 Rabbis and Jewish community leaders have signed our letter to David Davis MP, urging him to use our withdrawal from the EU as an opportunity to protect and strengthen the provision of human rights. Last week it was announced that the EU Withdrawal Bill will be...
