by Rene Cassin | May 1, 2018 | Latest
The spate of murders and violent attacks committed by young people in London since January 2018 has sparked huge concerns about the rising levels of knife and gun crime and debates about the causes. Social and emotional deprivation and poverty; the disappearance of...
by Rene Cassin | Apr 18, 2018 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
By Jess Baker Over Pesach this year, we retold the story of the Exodus, of people leaving a country that they were not safe in. As Jews, we understand how our ancestors have moved over and over. It is part of the history of many of our families, including mine. From...
by Rene Cassin | Dec 11, 2017 | Blogs, Latest, News, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
Diplomats and the abuse of domestic workers – chipping away at their immunity Aidan Shipman It may come as quite some shock to learn that some of the individuals most at risk of being subjected to modern day slavery are the cleaners and housekeepers of...
by Rene Cassin | Dec 11, 2017 | Asylum and Detention, Latest, News, Stop the hostile environment
Our Campaigns Manager, Sam Grant, took 30 minutes to discuss the issue of Immigration Detention with Jeneration Students. Have a listen to Sam discussing what René Cassin do, what Immigration Detention is and what the Jewish community can do about it....
by Rene Cassin | Dec 11, 2017 | Education, Events, Latest, News, Slavery and Trafficking, Stop the hostile environment
‘It is likely that every one of us has unwittingly encountered and perhaps even benefited from modern-day slavery.’ – Chief Rabbi Mirvis On the 10th December 1948, 69 years ago, our namesake Monsieur René Cassin helped write the Universal Declaration...
