by Rene Cassin | Jul 12, 2017 | 2017 Cohort, Education, Fellowship Programme, René Cassin Fellowship Programme
Our Fellowship is in its fourth year. This year we have six brilliant Fellows examining human rights through a Jewish lens. At the end of May, we’ll be heading to Budapest to explore human rights issues on a jam packed five-day trip in partnership with Hungarian...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 11, 2017 | Blogs, Latest, News, Slavery and Trafficking
Freedom – or Freefall? Will Bordell Imagine that everything is taken away from you. Forget your job. Forget your income, too. You have no home and no family you know how to contact. Imagine that you have 45 days to rebuild. And the clock is ticking. For former slaves,...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 10, 2017 | Blogs, Latest, News, Slavery and Trafficking
Earlier this year we told you about Ruby, who as part of her charity project for her Bat Mitzvah was raising money for René Cassin. Our warmest thanks go out to Ruby who created, produced and sold some incredible original artwork influenced by the American artist Mac...
by Rene Cassin | Jul 4, 2017 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs, Latest, News, Stop the hostile environment
Minorities amongst Minorities: The LGBT experience in UK Detention Centres René Cassin Personal Project Emma Falley July 2017 René Cassin works towards a world where everyone can fully enjoy their human rights. The organisation draws on Jewish experiences and values...
by Rene Cassin | Jun 30, 2017 | Blogs, Latest, News, Press releases and statements
In France, Simone Veil was an ‘immortel’, the title given to the exclusive membership of the Academie Français made up of 40 individuals including former Presidents and Prime Ministers. In the moving induction ceremony she was handed a sword by Jacques Chirac, the...
