by Rene Cassin | Apr 18, 2016 | Blogs, Latest
Read Catherine O’Neill’s take on media and the refugees below: ‘The public has been willing—in seemingly equal measure—to be both incensed by foreigners seeking aid and to be moved by heart wrenching personal stories and devastating images of many...
by Rene Cassin | Apr 11, 2016 | Asylum and Detention, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
As we celebrate freedom at our Passover Seder, we remind ourselves of those whose freedom is still restricted. Get involved and take a small step to help raise awareness of the plight of those in indefinite detention and tell people that it is time for a time limit....
by Rene Cassin | Mar 30, 2016 | Blogs, Equal Rights for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, Latest
‘Every instance of an ethnic slur, or a stereotype or any other attempt to discriminate against us and push us ‘back to our caravans’ should be vigorously confronted.’ Rachel Bailey writes about the Six Nations Rugby incident between Joe Marler and Samson...
by Rene Cassin | Mar 16, 2016 | Latest, Slavery and Trafficking
On March 7, the Government released its response to James Ewins’ December 2015 Independent Review of Overseas Domestic Workers’ Visas. René Cassin submitted written evidence to this review in May 2015. In his review, Ewins argued that visas which tie employees to a...
by Rene Cassin | Mar 14, 2016 | Asylum and Detention, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
On the 17th February, Amir Siman-Tov was sadly found dead at Colnbrook Detention Centre. The details around the circumstances of his death are still unclear. Amir is the 26th person to die in a UK detention centre. His death comes in the wake of continued calls for...
