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Lock-down focuses our human rights glasses
By Student Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber The glasses we usually associate with Pesach contain wine. But I think glasses...
Coronavirus lockdown: stay Hopeful, stay Helpful, stay Human – newsletter 27 March 2020
Response to Coronavirus – stay Hopeful, stay Helpful, stay Human … a Women’s Seder … supporting GRT communities … a virtual René Cassin during lockdown
Righteous Women – René Cassin’s Women’s Seder
What is your Seder night like? Does your father or grandfather sit at the head of the table and lead the telling of the exodus? Do you remember our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Do you discuss what the four sons have to say?
What about the righteous women?
stay Hopeful, stay Helpful, stay Human
Coronavirus statement from Mia, René Cassin’s Executive Director
Remembering Amir Siman-Tov and the cost of the UK’s immigration system
by Michael Goldin, Coordinator of the Detention Jewish Visitors Group On Sunday 1st March I attended an event to mark...
René Cassin’s Women’s Seder Haggadah Companion
The 4 items on our Seder Plate: resistance, solidarity, empowerment & legacy
“They belong” – René Cassin submission to Home Office consultation on police powers and ‘unauthorised encampments’
Nomadic ways of life have long been a part of the country we call home – René Cassin’s submission responded to a Government consultation (March 2020) on “strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments”.
Purim, the Book of Esther and Human Rights
by Moses Seitler, Education and Community Engagement Officer at René Cassin A summary of most Jewish holidays is they...
René Cassin honours the legacy of ‘Righteous Women’ on International Women’s Day 2020
René Cassin, the Jewish voice for human rights, strongly believes in the importance of learning from experience; we...
Huawei and the internment of three million Muslim Uyghurs
by Sheldon Stone The UK government’s decision (28 January 2020) on future of Huawei, as a leading telecommunications...
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Reflection on session 1
By Jade Weiner The 2020 René Cassin-AJA Fellowship Programme began with an exciting and inspiring introductory...
‘Standing together’ or ‘a race apart’?
Written by Shamus McPhee, Chairperson of RAJPOT (www.rajpot.org.uk) The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 is:...
Meet the 2020 Cohort of René Cassin AJA Fellows
Meet the 2020 fellows and read their bios here
The UK’s Human Rights Act (1998) and why it needs protecting
by Debora Singer, Updated April 2020 History of the Human Rights Act In 1948 theUnited Nations published the...
China’s Xinjiang camps are eerily familiar
Policy is “designed to wipe the Uyghurs off the face of the earth”
The Uyghur Crisis – briefing paper (January 2020)
It is estimated that close to two million Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities are being detained indefinitely in ‘re-education’ camps in China’s western Xinjiang Region, where they are forced to deny their religion and culture as ‘backwards and dangerous.
Holocaust Memorial Day – standing together to say ‘Never again!’
China must stop its brutal repression of Uyghur Muslims
Standing Together Against Hate
With the dramatic rise in hate crime, now is the time to stand together
“Social media: friend or foe of human rights?” – winner of René Cassin ‘Human Writes’ essay competition announced
“… social media has an enormous potential for organising, inspiring and igniting political protest. However, authoritarian regimes have now begun to harness this potential in order to violate human rights.” Read Claudia Hyde’s winning essay in full.
Passionate about human rights? You could be our new trustee!
Are you a talented and strategic individual who is committed to the protection of human rights? Do you want to join a...
Don’t Forget the Photos!
Photographic exhibition of Nazi persecution of German Sinti and Roma families. Muswell Hill Synogogue, N10 1ND. From Sunday 19 to Sunday 26 January 2020
Intern-al Reflections
Alice Akca reflects on her internship at René Cassin at th end of 2019, and looks outlines her hopes for the organisation in 2020
Human Rights Shabbat 5780 (2019)
What does a Jewish response to Hate Crime look like? René Cassin’s Human Rights Shabbat Resource Pack
Vote for Human Rights! – newsletter 4 December 2019
Asking candidates about human rights … launch of our hate speech campaign … A Lizard’s Tale … China’s repression of Muslim Uyghurs … modern slavery workshops
Marking the anniversary of the UN Convention Against Genocide – 9 December 2019
Today marks 71st anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention against Genocide and World Genocide Day, established...
Make Your Vote a Vote for Human Rights
With just over a week left until polling day, we have been thinking about what the future holds for human rights in...
Modern slavery and homelessness: René Cassin workshop
by Alice Akca, René Cassin Intern “The majority of modern slavery victims in the UK are from the UK.” This...
Vote for Human Rights!
Key questions to put to anyone asking for your vote on 12 December
The UK and the Rule of Law: a crisis of national identity?
René Cassin roundtable discussion, held under the Chatham House Rule. Thursday 31 October 2019 at Matrix Chambers, London. Keynote speaker Professor Philippe Sands QC.
Where human rights begin – training youth group leaders
On 25 September, René Cassin hosted 30 JLGB volunteers for training on leading human rights education for their groups.
Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale
Monday 16 December 2019, 7.30pm – at JW3, London NW3 6ET