A René Cassin event on Monday 4 December 2023 at West London Synagogue, to mark...
Philippe Sands & Helena Kennedy in Conversation – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75
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René Cassin
We are a charity working to promote and protect universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values.
Europe Convention on Human Rights: stay signed in.
Debora Singer MBE
My mother fled the Holocaust to the UK as a kid – refugee children today deserve better.
Debora Singer MBE
Simple Acts of Compassion: Then and Now.
Debora Singer MBE
Jewish human rights charity protests about European Convention exit threat by Tories.
85th anniversary of the Kindertransport. I owe my life to Nicholas Winton. Today I’ll be thinking of him.
Daniel Silverstone
When a photo of our mother was featured in a BBC podcast and a newspaper article, my sister and I didn’t expect it to be circulated around the world, bringing
intriguing repercussions.
Debora Singer
As she explains here, her own family history of many relatives fleeing persecution, with varying degrees of success and tragedy, informs her
current work with human rights charity René Cassin.
Debora Singer
UK Jewish human rights charity appoints new chair of trustees
Michelle Rosenberg
Forthcoming events
Get involved – check out our new programme of online events
The Judith Social Justice Speaker Series
We are delighted to be running the Judith Social Justice Speaker Series, made up of talks on issues affecting women...
New Horizons Festival of Women’s Rights
30+ free online events – 26 Nov to 6 Dec – book your places now
Human Rights Shabbat 5781 (2020)
‘How can Jewish experience and principles inform the prevention of genocide today?’ Update 2 December 2020:...
“Chilling Echoes” – the plight of the Uyghurs
Livestream event – Thursday 23 July, 8pm
Solidarity Iftar with the Muslim Uyghur community on 4 May 2020
Watch a recording of the solidarity Iftar held on 4 May 2020
‘Safeguarding UK’s human rights law – partnership or challenge?’
René Cassin virtual roundtable, 20 May 2020 with Rebecca Hilsenrath, CEO, Equality and Human Rights Commission chaired...
Free workshops – What has the Human Rights Act got to do with us?
Discover how our human rights safety net can help ordinary people in their everyday lives – in our interactive workshop series
Righteous Women – René Cassin’s Women’s Seder
What is your Seder night like? Does your father or grandfather sit at the head of the table and lead the telling of the exodus? Do you remember our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Do you discuss what the four sons have to say?
What about the righteous women?
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: IWD2020 Women’s Seder
Join us for an evening of discussion, sisterhood and solidarity
Don’t Forget the Photos!
Photographic exhibition of Nazi persecution of German Sinti and Roma families. Muswell Hill Synogogue, N10 1ND. From Sunday 19 to Sunday 26 January 2020