The key questions to ask your candidates
What do the Manifestos say about Human Rights?
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Five key questions to ask your local candidates
Human Rights and the General Election
Brexit – human rights are vital to a successful transition
Human rights allow prosperity, peace and freedom to flourish
Preserve Churchill’s vision of human rights, René Cassin tells Prime Minister
European Convention on Human Rights is essential to a ‘Global Britain’
‘Cruel and Disproportionate’
In response to Donald Trump's ban on refugees from seven Muslim countries, Mia Hasenson-Gross, Director of René...
Government backtracks on 500% fee increases in Immigration Tribunals
René Cassin is pleased that the Government has reversed the 500% court fees increase in the immigration tribunal. Mia...
National Hate Crime Awareness Week, 8 to 15 October
We are highlighting the problem of hate crime against Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities
Could the UK be doing more on human rights?
René Cassin have submitted evidence to the UK's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. The UPR is a UN process that...
Slavery Chief Warns of Modern Day Slavery Exploitation of Asylum Seekers
Kevin Hyland, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner has written a letter to Theresa May highlighting that delayed efforts...
500% court fee increase to go ahead despite opposition
The Government has announced that plans to implement increases of up to 500% in court fees for immigration and asylum...
René Cassin submits evidence to Hate Crime Inquiry
“There is no place for hate” René Cassin’s director tells Home Affairs Select Committee’s inquiry.
Concern over plans to repeal the Human Rights Act
Today, forty Rabbis – coordinated by René Cassin – have written to new Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, urging her to keep the UK’s Human Rights Act