by Sam Watson | Dec 10, 2020 | Newsletters
Dear SupporterHappy Human Rights Day! Seventy-two years ago today, on 10 December 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a day to celebrate. The Declaration was a powerful and poignant expression of a world uniting to...
by Sam Watson | Dec 10, 2020 | Latest, News, Press releases and statements, Protecting Human Rights in the UK
René Cassin statement on Human Rights Day 2020 Today, Human Rights Day, marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On this day in 1948, the world lit what Nelson Mandela would later call “a beacon of hope”, after humanity’s...
by Sam Watson | Dec 9, 2020 | Genocide, Latest, News, Press releases and statements
Today, 9 December 2020, is UN Genocide Prevention Day – the anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Genocide Convention in 1948. To mark the anniversary, René Cassin Executive Director, Mia Hasenson-Gross made the following statement: “On this day in 1948 the world,...
by Sam Watson | Dec 9, 2020 | 'Human writes', Education, Genocide, Latest
Today – 9 December 2020 – is the 72nd anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Genocide Convention. Mindful that, despite the Convention, genocides have continued, from Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur, Myanmar to the current persecution of millions of Uyghur Muslims...
by Sam Watson | Dec 2, 2020 | Campaigns, Education, Genocide, Latest, Resources
For this year’s Human Rights Shabbat, we are focusing on the theme of Genocide and asking the question:‘How can the Jewish experience and principles inform the prevention of genocide today?’ Welcome to René Cassin’s Human Rights Shabbat Resource Pack for 5781...
