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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...
Updated: Alternatives to Detention Briefing 2025
Immigration Detention Immigration detention is the practice of holding asylum seekers and migrants in custody while...
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’,...
Thrown by Giants: A Legacy of Persecution, Detention and Hope for Integration
Today, the 85th anniversary of the internment of Jewish refugees on the Isle of Man, Meryl O'Rourke reflects on her...
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...
Refugee Week 2025: Compassion For Fathers In Detention Action
Throughout history, the ability to seek refuge has been essential to Jewish survival.However, in the UK today, those...
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...
Third Anniversary of the Ukraine-Russia War Blog
Blog by Odelia Kamhi “…And you are to love those who are strangers, for you yourselves were strangers in Egypt…” –...
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...
2024 Achievements – December 2024
Dear Supporter As we welcome 2025 and draw a close to 2024, we reflect upon our 2024 successes and thank you for all...
10th December: Human Rights Day Statement
Human Rights Day & 16 Days of Activism – December 2024
Dear Supporter With revelations about the extent of possible Chinese espionage in the higher echelons of...
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...
16 Days of Activism Statement 2024
Today, René Cassin begins the 16 Days of Activism on violence against women and girls. “While much progress has been...
René Cassin, JW3 and Mitzvah Day stand together against food poverty
Ahead of this weekend’s Mitzvah Day, leading communal organisations René Cassin, JW3 and Mitzvah Day have released a...
René Cassin, JW3 and Mitzvah Day stand together against food poverty
Friday 22nd November 2024 Towards Dignified Lives: Statement for Mitzvah Day 2024 On Mitzvah Day 2024, we, René...
Taking An Interfaith Approach Making The Case For Human Rights
Its been roughly six months since I became a Trustee at René Cassin, but my involvement with the...