There's No Such Thing as Trivial Rights The Conservative Party’s proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA),...
There’s No Such Thing as Trivial Rights
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René Cassin
We are a charity working to promote and protect universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values.
Joint Letter on Responsibility To Protect
Last week René Cassin, together with a number of civil society organisations, took part in a joint initiative calling...
Protecting Parliamentary Sovereignty: A Justification for Repealing the HRA?
The legislative framework for safeguarding human rights came about because of the need to protect people from the...
Hidden Detainees: the Secret Struggle
Hidden Detainees: the Secret Struggle There is a significant discord between the number of immigrants detained in the...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today, 27 January 2015, is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
René Cassin believes that one of the most critical legacies of the Holocaust is the understanding that the fight against human rights violations will never end, and that we as a society must be vigilant to any erosion of our human rights …
Statement on attacks in Paris – 7 January 2015
René Cassin is shocked by the murders that took place last week. We have a particular connection to these dreadful events. We hope and believe that the human virtues of tolerance and respect will triumph over hatred and suspicion …
Objection to Campsfield expansion
Immoral, Inefficient, Ill-timed ... René Cassin calls for halt to plans to expand Immigration Removal Centre 14...
Valley of Sighs – film screening
Saturday 31 January 2015, 7pm – Conway Hall, London WC1R 4RL
In Holocaust Memorial Week, this powerful documentary remembers a forgotten genocide from the Second World War.
Screening is followed with Q&A session with the film’s writer, director and producer.
‘Human Rights: Protecting. Empowering. Inspiring.’
We mark International Human Rights Day 2014 by publishing ‘the Jewish case for human rights’. Read how human rights laws are vital to real people who are suffering, or have suffered, persecution and discrimination.
René Cassin wins an award and commendation from the Prime Minister
René Cassin has been honoured during Interfaith week by FaithAction for our work with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller...
New Website Launched
Welcome to our new website, we hope you like its fresh look and feel! It is supposed to be more user-friendly but...
New Faces at René Cassin
René Cassin is growing and over the summer we have been joined by two new members of staff. Sam Grant joined the René...