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A René Cassin free public event on Wednesday 22 April at Berwin Leighton Paisner, London EC4R 9HA.
Slavery is not history. In the UK today there are as many as 13,000 victims. Two leading experts examine this modern scourge and what can be done to combat it.
"Religion and human rights - compatible or conflicting?" Every year René Cassin runs an essay competition to get...
René Cassin welcomes today’s report by The Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of Immigration Detention in the UK. The...
There's No Such Thing as Trivial Rights The Conservative Party’s proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA),...
Last week René Cassin, together with a number of civil society organisations, took part in a joint initiative calling...
The legislative framework for safeguarding human rights came about because of the need to protect people from the...
Hidden Detainees: the Secret Struggle There is a significant discord between the number of immigrants detained in the...
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 …
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 …
Immoral, Inefficient, Ill-timed ... René Cassin calls for halt to plans to expand Immigration Removal Centre 14...
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.
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.