by Rene Cassin | Feb 10, 2016 | Blogs, Latest
On February 2, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees held a meeting to discuss the UK’s response to the refugee crisis. The meeting, titled “From Damascus to Dunkirk: Responding humanely to refugees at our border,” was packed with activists and community...
by Rene Cassin | Jan 28, 2016 | Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK, Resources
Writing in this week’s Jewish Chronicle Dominic Grieve QC, Conservative MP for Beaconsfield, sets out why the Jewish community should care about the Human Rights Act. Online article found here.
by Rene Cassin | Jan 25, 2016 | Blogs, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
‘For people who suffer from mental health issues, human rights legislation in the UK has proved a critical tool in securing justice and developing safeguards for their protection’ We looked at why the Human Rights Act has been good for those with mental...
by Rene Cassin | Jan 20, 2016 | Latest, Protecting Human Rights in the UK, Resources
Ahead of our sold out JW3 event with Dominic Grieve MP QC on January 21st we have put together a brief update on where the conversation surrounding the Human Rights Act is up to: You can download the briefing here. We will be live tweeting the event from 7pm until...
by Rene Cassin | Jan 14, 2016 | Asylum and Detention, Latest, Stop the hostile environment
In May 2015, René Cassin submitted evidence to the Shaw Review into the welfare in immigration detention of vulnerable persons. Our submission highlighted the fact that the review would never be able to deal entirely with the issue of vulnerability whilst ignoring the...
