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Could you be René Cassin’s next Chair?
The closing date for applications is Monday 25 November 2024 at 5pm René Cassin – the Jewish voice for human rights –...
World Food Day 2024: Food For All: Ensuring Access and Stability
On this World Food Day, World Food Day 2024, we take a moment to reflect on the vital theme of "Food for All: Ensuring...
7th October Statement
On 7th October last year, appalling terrorist atrocities, including widespread murder, hostage-taking and sexual...
Rosh Hashanah Statement 2024
As we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we invite you to celebrate with us key days with unique...
Conservative Party Conference 2024
At this pivotal time for the Conservative Party, and ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, we wish to see a...
Labour Party Conference Statement 2024
Since the election of a new Labour government, and ahead of the Labour Party Conference, we have been encouraged by...
Lib Dem Party Conference Statement 2024
Ahead of the Lib Dem Party Conference, we are reminding the Party of its commitment to human rights reasserted in the...
Roma Genocide Memorial Day 2024
2nd August 1944 Today, on the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ‘Gypsy Camp’ at Auschwitz, we remember...
Conservatives should value the European Convention, Jewish human rights charity tells leadership candidates
Withdrawal could see the unravelling of the United Kingdom.
World Day Against Human Trafficking
‘No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms’,...
My week work experience at René Cassin
Lucy Conway, work experience student, July 2024 I have always had an interest in human rights and I am looking to...
Srebrenica Statement 2024
11 July 1995 On this day, in 1995, at Srebrenica, more than eight thousand men and boys were murdered – simply...
Srebrenica Statement 2024
11 July 1995 On this day, in 1995, at Srebrenica, more than eight thousand men and boys were murdered – simply...
A week with René Cassin
By Aria Nesheim, work experience student, June 2024 As someone who has always been very politically aware, having read...
Safe Routes to Home
Conflicts and political persecution around the world have caused vast amounts of forced displacements, from historical...
Alternatives to Detention Briefing 2024
Immigration Detention and What Is Wrong With It Immigration detention is the practice of holding people (asylum...
The Right to Food and Shavuot
We would like to express our thanks to Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren KC for her poignant, urgent words this...
Fathers Day Action 2024
Throughout history, the ability to seek refuge has been essential to Jewish survival.However, in the UK today, those...
Refugee Week Statement 2024
During this year’s 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport, we draw on our experiences as Jewish people, of seeking...
One Life: Book Review
by Debora Singer I have grown up with the images of children being put on trains by their tearful parents. My mother,...
General Election 2024
What René Cassin is Calling For? The General Election, this 4th July, is a time for us to call on the next government...
Shavuot 5784// World Hunger Day 2024
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Rabbis pack to mark World Hunger Day 2024 (Tuesday, 28th May) and...
Uyghur Forced Labour – Solar Industry
April 2024 Background Addressing the immediate dangers of climate change requires the rapid transition from fossil...
UJS & NUS Conferences Pass Right to Food Motion with Significant Support
We are delighted to share that a Right to Food motion has passed with significant support at both the Union of Jewish...
The Rough Mathematics of Foodbank Use in Barnet: A Guest Blog by Bob Bevil
This is a guest blog, written by Bob Bevil, Campaigning, Advocacy and Organising lead for Chipping Barnet Foodbank,...
The Jewish Case for the European Convention on Human Rights
A Parliamentary Briefing – May 2024 René Cassin strongly believes that the UK should remain in the European Convention...
The Safety of Rwanda Bill Returning to the House of Lords – Why Should We Care?
15th April 2024 As the Rwanda Safety Bill is brought back to the House of Lords today, we ask peers to ensure it...
Rene Cassin Seder 2024: Safe Routes
April 2024 The four questions explore the stories of Pesach, that of enslavement and the journey to freedom. Many of...
Safe Routes Letter to MP Template
April 2024 Write to your MP about providing refugees and asylum seekers with safe and legal routes to the UK by using...
René Cassin Safe Routes Briefing
April 2024 Helen*, a 16-year-old girl fleeing conflict from Eritrea, finally arrived in the UK after a dangerous and...
London Elections 2024
René Cassin asks Candidates to Make the Case for Human Rights The London Elections 2024 are due to take place on...
Israel/Gaza Statement
March 2024 On 13th October last year, we expressed our horror at the...