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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...
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...
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...
HUMAN RIGHTS SHABBAT 5785 (2024)
Welcome to the Human Rights Shabbat resource pack 5785 (2024). Human Rights Shabbat is an annual event celebrated on...
René Cassin Jewish Human Rights Film Festival 2024
Participate in René Cassin's Jewish Human Rights Film Festival 2024. Film crosses cultures and divides and can...
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 –...
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...
Conservatives should value the European Convention, Jewish human rights charity tells leadership candidates
Withdrawal could see the unravelling of the United Kingdom.
Srebrenica Statement 2024
11 July 1995 On this day, in 1995, at Srebrenica, more than eight thousand men and boys were murdered – simply...
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...
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...
International Day to Combat Islamophobia Statement
15th March 2024 Intolerance and hostility towards any community are unacceptable and stand in stark contrast to the...
“Ensure Rwanda Bill respects rule of law” – Jewish human rights charity urges Lord Chancellor
PRESS RELEASE – 14 March 2024 René Cassin – the Jewish voice for human rights – has asked the Lord Chancellor to...
International Women’s Day Statement 2024
Today, on International Women’s Day, we remember that the only way to enjoy human rights, is to ensure the complete...
Ambassadors Programme – Reflections from Session 1
The René Cassin Ambassador Programme began with an introductory session where we, the 2024 cohort of ambassadors, met...
New Evidence of Volkswagen’s Complicity with Uyghur Forced Labour
19th February 2024 New Evidence Earlier this month, new evidence provided by Dr Adrian Zens, directly implicates...
Briefing on the Rwanda Safety Bill – Current debate in the House of Lords
Updated: 19th February 2024 René Cassin joined together with 265 civil society organisations in calling for the House...