Protecting Human Rights in the UK
Happy birthday to ‘the Father of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’
René Cassin was born 130 years ago today
Where now for Human Rights?
Times columnist David Aaronovitch leads expert discussion of challenges and opportunities ahead
‘The Boy Who Changed the Law’ – Human Rights Act School Resources
A free education pack aimed at citizenship education for key stage 4 and 5
Let’s Remake the Case for Human Rights Together
The election results are in … now our real work starts
What do the Manifestos say about Human Rights?
The key questions to ask your candidates
Five key questions to ask your local candidates
Human Rights and the General Election
Brexit – human rights are vital to a successful transition
Human rights allow prosperity, peace and freedom to flourish
Preserve Churchill’s vision of human rights, René Cassin tells Prime Minister
European Convention on Human Rights is essential to a ‘Global Britain’
Professor Sir Nigel Rodley – 1 December 1941 to 25 January 2017
We mourn the death of a friend who was a towering figure of human rights
René Cassin submits evidence on Brexit and the Implications for Human Rights
Read our submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry: This is a time to be vigilant and ensure that none of our hard earned human rights protections and mechanisms are weakened”.
Could the UK be doing more on human rights?
René Cassin have submitted evidence to the UK's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. The UPR is a UN process that...
Concern over plans to repeal the Human Rights Act
Today, forty Rabbis – coordinated by René Cassin – have written to new Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, urging her to keep the UK’s Human Rights Act
Rabbis urge new Justice Secretary to keep Human Rights Act
Today, forty Rabbis – coordinated by René Cassin – have written to new Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, urging her to keep the UK’s Human Rights Act
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Human Rights Act
‘Refugee rights have always been precarious, and the state of politics in Europe and Britain make them look more vulnerable than ever’
Ben Brodie researches what impact repeal of the Human Rights Act might have on refugees and asylum seekers.
History Shows why we need a Human Rights Act – Dominic Grieve
Conservative MP and former Attorney-General, Dominic Grieve QC, sets out why the Jewish community should care about the Human Rights Act.
Human Rights are a legacy of the Holocaust
“On the day the world reflects on one of the darkest episodes in human history, we should also remember that our rights and liberties – vital to protect us from such tyranny in the future – are hard-won, but easily squandered.” Holocaust Memorial Day – joint René Cassin / Liberty statement
Mental health and the Human Rights Act
'For people who suffer from mental health issues, human rights legislation in the UK has proved a critical tool in...
Latest Human Rights Act Briefing
Despite negative reports from the media and political sectors, the public tends to be very receptive to the concept of legal protections of basic rights. Much of the important work the HRA does is rarely reported on.
René Cassin Review of Limmud 2015
Limmud Conference 2015 saw René Cassin present a number of human rights talks on issues surrounding our campaign...
Human Rights Day – René Cassin signs joint letter to political leaders
René Cassin has joined over 150 other organisations in calling on political leaders to stand with us this Human...
René Cassin briefs MPs before Human Rights Day Parliamentary Debate
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Backbench MPs will debate the following motion: 'This House has Considered...
Happy Human Rights Day!
On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read our...
Happy Birthday to the Human Rights Act
Happy Birthday to the Human Rights Act. Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Human Rights Act (HRA) as UK law. It’s...
Human Rights Tour – Day of Action
Sunday 4 October, 11am-3pm at JHub, Haskell House, 152 West End Lane, London, NW6 1SD
Join us for a Young People’s Day: awareness raising and community debate for young people, marking 15 years of the Human Rights Act and what it means for us all.
New Article: Creeping conservatism of UK courts in Article 8 cases
The Human Rights Act is often criticized for affording too many people the right to stay in the UK due to their right...
From Magna Carta to Harmondsworth
From Magna Carta to Harmondsworth Article on the contradiction of celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta in...
Save the Human Rights Act
Human Rights are Equally Ours Sometimes you can’t appreciate the value of something until it is taken away. So it is...
There’s No Such Thing as Trivial Rights
There's No Such Thing as Trivial Rights The Conservative Party’s proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA),...
Protecting Parliamentary Sovereignty: A Justification for Repealing the HRA?
The legislative framework for safeguarding human rights came about because of the need to protect people from the...
‘Human Rights: Protecting. Empowering. Inspiring.’
We mark International Human Rights Day 2014 by publishing ‘the Jewish case for human rights’. Read how human rights laws are vital to real people who are suffering, or have suffered, persecution and discrimination.
The ‘simplicity’ of Human Rights
By Sam Grant, René Cassin Campaigns and Programmes Officer, July 2014 “Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of...