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The Atrocity in Sudan: A Call to Global Conscience
By Baruch Solomon In the early 2000s, British Jewish organisations, activists and synagogues mobilised in response to...
Holding Dignity, Building Hope: Our Statement for Mitzvah Day 2025
Mitzvah Day invites us to reflect on what it means to act with and for others. Each year, Mitzvah Day...
Interfaith Week: Communicating Hope
By Josh Cass, René Cassin Trustee My name is Josh Cass and, as well as being a trustee of René Cassin, I have been...
Kristallnacht Statement 2025
Today, on the night of 9–10 November 1938, the sound of breaking glass echoed across Germany and Austria. Synagogues...
Standing Together Against Hate: Kisharon Langdon and the Fight for Human Rights
By Natalie de Rose This week marks National Hate Crime Awareness Week, a vital reminder that everyone, regardless of...
National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025
As we mark Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025, with this year's theme focusing on disability hate crime, we are reminded...
My Week of Work Experience
By Annie Manknell My week of work experience at Rene Cassin was a truly insightful and enjoyable experience. The...
The Jewish Case for the European Convention on Human Rights
Parliamentary Briefing – Autumn 2025 Party Conferences René Cassin strongly advocates for the UK to remain a committed...
Standing in Solidarity: René Cassin at Magen Avot’s Communal Celebration
On Sunday, 22nd June, René Cassin was invited to take part in Magen Avot’s community celebration. For over four years,...
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Tomorrow, on Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we pause to remember...
International Day Against Trafficking:Breaking the silence to break the chains
By Annie Manknell Today, on International Day Against Trafficking (July 30th), with the theme ‘Organised Crime-...
My Work Experience Week At Rene Cassin
Blog By Yossi Hurst, a Rene Cassin Alumni My week at René Cassin was both fascinating and enjoyable. From the start,...
Refugee Week: A Message Of Hope
As Refugee Week draws to a close, we stand in solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers around the world. We reflect...
Kehillah: Community As A Superpower
Blog by Evie Cawte, René Cassin Alumni At the beginning of the month, Keir Starmer delivered a message on how the UK...
Refugee Week Statement 2025
The theme for this year's Refugee Week is Community as a Superpower, which speaks deeply to our Jewish heritage, our...
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2025: ‘Heroes’ Month: “Who inspires you?”
by Melissa Charles June marks Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) History Month. The UK honours this month every year...
Updated: René Cassin Safe Routes Briefing 2025
June 2025 What are safe routes? When conflict or persecution occurs, it is up for other states to help refugees flee...
Sowing Resilience: A Call for the Right to Food on World Hunger Day
This World Hunger Day, the theme is resilience. Not as a buzzword or a demand for communities to simply ‘bounce back’,...
Rene Cassin Rabbis Letter to PM: Express Concern Over Anti-Migrant Rhetoric
Dear Prime Minister, RE: Jewish community leaders show concern over anti-migrant rhetoric and policies from the...
Doppa and Kippa: How head coverings became a symbol of resistance for Uyghurs and Jews
by Yossi Hurst, Rene Cassin work experience student As a Jew, every day, as I get ready to leave my house, I proudly...
Pesach Seder 2025: Modern Slavery
The Haggadah translates to the telling of our story: the journey from slavery to freedom. The Mishneh Torah commands...
Uyghur Tomato Action: Putting Profit Before Human Rights
The global tomato paste supply chain is tainted by Uyghur forced labour in the Uyghur Region of Xinjiang, China. Many...
My Work Experience at René Cassin
Melissa Charles, work experience student March 2025 Spending time on work experience at René Cassin was both an...
International Women’s Day Statement 2025
As we mark International Women's Day, we are reminded that the only way to enjoy human rights fully is through the...
René Cassin Submission to The Board of Deputies of British Jews’ Commission on Antisemitism
Executive Summary René Cassin’s submission emphasizes that antisemitism, anti-Jewish racism, and rising hate crime are...
Holocaust Memorial Day
27th January 2025 Today is Holocaust Memorial Day - the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The theme for...
GB Energy Letter to Ed Miliband Template
Dear Mr Miliband, I want to begin by acknowledging the importance of GB Energy in bringing the UK closerto achieving...
René Cassin Appoints New Chair of Trustees
René Cassin – the Jewish voice for human rights – has appointed barrister Jonathan Metzer to Chair its trustee board....
GB Energy is at Risk of Relying on Slavery Briefing
What is GB Energy, and how is it linked to modern slavery GB Energy is a huge project introduced by the government to...
10th December: Human Rights Day Statement
SUCCESS: Volkswagen to end its complicity with Uyghur forced labour
November 2024 After ten years of operations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Volkswagen is to sell its plants...
Weaponisation of Faith Against Uyghur Women
The Uyghurs are an ethnic Turkic group who live in the Uyghur Autonomous Region in north-west China. They have a...