Press and Features
Justice for Ukraine – We Owe it to the Brave Jewish Pioneers of Human Rights
René Cassin statement on the first anniversary of the invasion. One year on from Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine,...
René Cassin submits evidence on the state of the asylum system
We have submitted evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, reasserting our "grave concerns about...
Jewish Bloc attends Shut Down Manston Protest
YESTERDAY: On Sunday 6th November, dozens of British Jews formed the Jewish Bloc of the Shut Manston Protest outside...
Enough to Live: René Cassin Signs Letter to the Prime Minister on Cost of Living Crisis
On 21 September 2022, over 50 faith, charity and organisational leaders signed an open letter to the Prime Minister,...
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...
Our statement on the government’s plan to process asylum seekers in Rwanda
These measures are inhumane, dangerous, and ineffective
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...
René Cassin Statement on National Hate Crime Awareness Week
This week is National Hate Crime Awareness week. We reflect and stand in solidarity with all those affected by hate...
Refugee Week 2021
Celebrating the contribution, creativity and resilience of people seeking sanctuary
René Cassin statement on antisemitism, Thursday 20th May
As a Jewish human rights organisation, René Cassin draws on Jewish experience and values to speak out for dignity,...
Uyghur Week of Action
René Cassin joins in a worldwide call for action on Uyghur genocide
Evil will not triumph
René Cassin statement on government’s blocking of ‘Genocide Amendment’
Remember Edmund Burke – do something about Uyghur genocide
Mia’s plea to MPs: “Support ‘Genocide Amendment'”
Being a light in the darkness
René Cassin’s Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 statement
Food, clothing and a home are human rights too
René Cassin statement on Human Rights Day 2020
Genocide Prevention Day
“The Uyghurs need us look at what is happening to them, condemn it, and act to stop it.
The Human Rights Act – 20 years of our Key to Fairness!
Today marks twenty years since the Human Rights Act came into force in the UK. For two decades fundamental...
We will not forget Roma genocide, says Jewish human rights charity
Sunday 2 August is Roma Genocide Remembrance Day. It marks the 76th anniversary of the murder of 2,897 Roma men women...
We choose to speak out and stand up in solidarity with black people. Black lives matter.
René Cassin strongly condemns the unjust acts of state violence over the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and...
stay Hopeful, stay Helpful, stay Human
Coronavirus statement from Mia, René Cassin’s Executive Director
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...
Vote for Human Rights!
Key questions to put to anyone asking for your vote on 12 December
Today, on Anti-Slavery Day we are focussing on those small, often unnoticed, places, close to home, where human rights begin
Slavery is not history. It would be comforting to think that it ended with William Wilberforce’s Abolition Act in...
René Cassin and the Traveller Movement launch a new anti-hate speech campaign calling for more respectful language in politics
On Wednesday the 16 of October, René Cassin and the Traveller Movement will launch a new anti-hate speech campaign....
European Elections Statement
It’s election time! The right to vote, set out in Protocol 1, Article 3 of the Human Rights Act, is a vital...
International Women’s Day 2019
Today is International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating how far we have come in securing women’s rights, but also...
Human rights begin at home
René Cassin statement on Holocaust Memorial Day
Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
On 2nd of August, representatives of the Jewish community joined with the Roma community to mark Roma Genocide...
US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council – we need politicians to keep talking
Responding to the United States’ decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, Mia Hasenson-Gross, Director...
“I cried from joy” – RSY-Netzer raises £350 to support survivors of human trafficking
Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk
Keir Starmer ‘put through his paces’ at René Cassin event
Click here to view full video recording of Keir’s conversation with Jo Coburn
Simone Veil Obituary
Jewish experience tells us that unity must mean ensuring rights for the vulnerable