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Rwanda, Refugees, and Our Rights under threat – newsletter 13 July 2022
Responding to the Bill of Rights Bill – which, if passed, will repeal the Human Rights Act
Spending a week with René Cassin
By Jessica Saipe I have always been intrigued in contributing to help with many of the unfortunate crises currently...
My week of work experience with René Cassin
By Maya Zarach My first day began with an introduction into the workings of René Cassin and the values that underpin...
The Judith Social Justice Speaker Series
We are delighted to be running the Judith Social Justice Speaker Series, made up of talks on issues affecting women...
Refugee Week Guest Blog: The Latin American Women’s Rights Service
Photo Credit: LAWRS This guest blog was written by The Latin American Women's Rights Service for Refugee Week 2022....
The Nationality and Borders Act: making the environment evermore hostile
A view from René Cassin activist and immigration lawyer, Michael Goldin While the infamous Nationality and...
Our Response to Government Food Strategy 22
We are in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, hitting poor families the hardest and affecting all our lives. The...
No Woman Left Behind: Call to Action supporting migrant women through the Istanbul Convention
The 8th June 2022 marks the 10 year anniversary of the UK signing the Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women ,...
World Hunger Day 2022
On 28th May 2022 we marked World Hunger Day by launching our Jewish Food Rights Declaration. Here, we reflect on...
Refugee Week 2022 – René Cassin’s statement
This year has posed so many new challenges to the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers, who deserve a just and...
#Refugee Week 2022: Ways to challenge the hostile environment
Stop the inhumane policy of sending refugees to Rwanda
“No more business as usual!” – Call to Action: London Fashion Week 11-13 June
Millions of Uyghurs are currently being detained by Chinese authorities and held in concentration and forced labour...
Women’s Rights & Social Justice Campaigns Officer
Join us! – apply by 10am, Monday 11 July
A Jewish Food Rights Declaration: The Jewish response to the Right to Food
This year, René Cassin is launching the Jewish Food Rights Declaration to make clear Jewish community support for the...
Offshoring in Rwanda: what’s the problem and what can you do about it
Last week the UK government announced its plans to initiate offshore processing and settling of asylum seekers in...
Our statement on the government’s plan to process asylum seekers in Rwanda
These measures are inhumane, dangerous, and ineffective
Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful Pesach
Let’s work hard and with hope for a better world
Recipe For Rights: Pesach Edition!
After the success of our Recipe For Rights digital resources, we’re back with a special Pesach edition. This Filled...
Recipe for Rights: Purim
After the success of our Recipe For Rights digital resources, we’re back with a special Purim edition. This resource...
The Poetry of Women’s Resilience: International Women’s Day 2022
We celebrated International Women's Day with Emily Zinkin, Liz Arif-Fear and the Alliance of Jewish Women and Their...
Injustice on Our Doorstep: Protesting Hassockfield-Derwentside on International Women’s Day ’22
To round off our week of programming for International Women's Day in March, we visited Durham Jewish Society in...
Remembering Louis Bloch
We are sad to hear of the recent death of Louis Bloch, who represented René Cassin at the Council of Europe
The war in Ukraine: How to support Ukrainian refugees
From opening up your home to helping those working on the ground
Hands off our Human Rights Act!
Our submission to the consultation to reform the HRA
Ukraine refugees – government’s response is unjust, unlawful, and inadequate
It belies not just international law, but basic human dignity
Call to action: challenge the PCSC Bill
Ask your MP to challenge the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill (AKA the Policing Bill), which seeks to...
Beijing 2022 – forever known as the #GenocideGames
Ask MPs, businesses & wider society to counter China’s Olympics propaganda
Our Human Rights Act under threat – what does this mean to us?
There is no need to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights.
Verdict: Genocide!
On 9 December, the International Day for the Prevention of Genocide, the Independent People's Uyghur Tribunal panel...
Calls to Action
Get involved in our latest campaigns and help get our message across: Challenge VW on Forced Labour in China – call to...
Human Rights Shabbat 2021 (5782): The Right to Food
Download our ‘Right to Food’ Resource Pack
Call to action: stop the Anti-Refugee Bill
CLICK HERE to use our template letter for Jewish constituents to write to your MP. (You can find your MP by typing...