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René Cassin
We are a charity working to promote and protect universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values.
18 months campaigning against indefinite detention
It has been an incredibly busy 18 months within our campaign to end indefinite detention. We've achieved some great...
Justice is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel
The UK government has proposed increasing the fees that need to be paid to appeal an asylum or immigration decision in...
Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On 4 May 2016, René Cassin Trustee Alexander Goldberg spoke at the memorial seminar in honour of Clemens Nathan. Clemens was a long time friend and colleague of Monsieur René Cassin. Alex said: “Borne out of the ashes of the Shoah, Clemens … believed that the Declaration was a global attempt to proclaim the imperative ‘never again’. Never again would there be such inhumanity. Never again would a sovereign state be able to claim that it could deprive a minority of life, liberty and fundamental freedoms on the basis of their religion, ethnicity and other characteristics or be able to claim it had done this under law of the land”
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Latest on the Immigration Bill. Lords Ramsbotham's amendment on judicial oversight returns to the House of Commons on...
New Video. Detention in the 1940s: The story of Fritz Lustig
Like many people seeking asylum in Britain today, thousands of Jewish refugees were interned by their hosts. In the 1940s, along with tens of thousands of other individuals, mainly Jews, Fritz Lustig was detained on the Isle of Man.
Watch our video to learn about his story and what the differences and similarities are between then and now.
From headlines to homes: media coverage and public perception of Europe’s refugee crisis
The lethal policy of immigration detention, defending the Human Rights Act … and much more – read the latest news from René Cassin – in our supporters’ newsletter, 24 February 2016
Put a key on your Seder plate this Pesach
As we celebrate freedom at our Passover Seder, we remind ourselves of those whose freedom is still restricted. Get...
René Cassin seeks specialist communications/PR trustee
Interested in joining a small but effective London-based human rights charity through a period of growth and development? We are seeking a new trustee with experience in communications and/or PR, enthusiasm for our mission and a willingness to commit time and energy to the role.
Just ‘Banter’…
'Every instance of an ethnic slur, or a stereotype or any other attempt to discriminate against us and push us ‘back...
‘Concrete forward progress’ for Overseas Domestic Workers
On March 7, the Government released its response to James Ewins’ December 2015 Independent Review of Overseas Domestic...
‘Amir died at his most vulnerable…’
On the 17th February, Amir Siman-Tov was sadly found dead at Colnbrook Detention Centre. The details around the...