Human Rights Ambassadors Programme
Meet the 2018 Cohort of René Cassin AJA Fellows
Meet our 2018 Cohort of exceptional Fellows.
“A thoroughly enjoyable, educational and fulfilling experience”
Yoram Goodman reflects on his internship at René Cassin
The 2nd August – Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
74 years ago today, the Nazis killed 2,897 Roma men, women and children at Auschwitz
Trafficked children in UK “continue to be exploited”
On World Day against Trafficking, Ben Lewis considers children “trapped in their exploitation”.
Winner announced in René Cassin ‘Human Writes’ essay competition
Joshua Rozenberg finds winning essay “… a convincing thesis and a pleasure to read”.
René Cassin ‘Human Writes’ essay competition now open!
Deadline Tuesday 8 May
‘Why We Must All Fight Slavery’ – Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
'It is likely that every one of us has unwittingly encountered and perhaps even benefited from modern-day slavery.' -...
Human Rights Shabbat 5778 Resources
On International Human Rights Day – René Cassin shines a light on modern slavery
Human Rights Thought for the Week
Connecting each portion of the Torah to human rights
What have Human Rights got to do with us?
Debora Singer writes movingly about her own family history…
Sign up for Human Rights Shabbat 5778!
All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery
Our 2017 René Cassin Fellows
This year we have six brilliant Fellows examining human rights through a Jewish lens.
‘The Boy Who Changed the Law’ – Human Rights Act School Resources
A free education pack aimed at citizenship education for key stage 4 and 5
What do the Manifestos say about Human Rights?
The key questions to ask your candidates
Five key questions to ask your local candidates
Human Rights and the General Election
Modern Slavery – ‘Human Writes’ essay competition winners
Read the winning entries and what our judge, Joshua Rozenberg, says about them
Anti-Slavery Laws – and why they do not work
Why don’t anti-slavery laws prevent slavery?
René Cassin @Limmud #RefugeeDay
Find out about René Cassin’s refugee-themed day at Limmud Conference 2016
Our Biggest Human Rights Shabbat to Date!
All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery
Modern Slavery – ‘Human Writes’ Essay Competition now open!
***deadline – 6 Feb*** “The great human rights issue of our time”. Do you agree?
Human Rights Shabbat 5777 Resource Pack
All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery
Modern Day Abrahams
We spent Shabbat at Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue and gave the sermon on immigration detention. Click...
Meet the 2015 René Cassin Fellows
Read the biographies of our 2015 Fellows from the UK, USA and Israel.
2014 René Cassin Fellows
Meet our 2014 Cohort of René Cassin – AJA Fellows.
The René Cassin ‘Human Writes’ 2015 Essay Competition – results
We asked ‘Religion and human rights – compatible or conflicting?’ Danny Finkelstein, Associate Editor of The Times judged the shortlisted entries. His verdict: “These were all very good essays, a credit to their writers and to the prize.
Read the winning and shortlisted essays and what Danny says about them.
The René Cassin ‘Human Writes’ Essay Competition
"Religion and human rights - compatible or conflicting?" Every year René Cassin runs an essay competition to get...
‘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.
The ‘simplicity’ of Human Rights
By Sam Grant, René Cassin Campaigns and Programmes Officer, July 2014 “Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of...