Work Experience
A week with René Cassin
By Aria Nesheim, work experience student, June 2024 As someone who has always been very politically aware, having read...
Trustee Board Recruitment 2024
Why should you consider becoming a René Cassin trustee? We are looking to strengthen our governance by appointing up...
My Experience Of Being A René Cassin Intern
By Libi Sears Starting with Human Rights at René Cassin I have always been impassioned by fairness, equality, and...
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...
“Insight, knowledge and numerous skills I gained and developed during my time with René Cassin”.
by Charlotte Cobb, work experience I first heard of René Cassin through Instagram, while I was looking for an...
My Week at René Cassin
I learnt that when one advocates for the human rights of one particular group, all groups benefit.
Misogyny as a hate crime: not so fast
Work experience student Mollie writes on the campaign to have misogyny classified as a hate crime
“I learnt the importance and significance of what René Cassin stands for and the crucial role the organisation plays within society”
Lily Compton reflects on how her work experience week has inspired her to not just observe events, but to take action to protect human rights.
“We as a community cannot sit back and watch as others experience the horrors of slavery”
Leah Malkinson explains how her work experience week was not just admin and making coffee, but rather “immersed [her] into the world of human rights activism”
The Importance of Speaking Out for Those Who Have no Voice
By Eliana Levy, July 2019 I first heard of René Cassin at a volunteering fair at my school, Hasmonean High School....
Trafficked women being transported “from one hell to another”
By Grace, Work Experience July 2019 Slavery, trafficking and indefinite detention are some of the greatest human...
“René Cassin shines brightly in our country as an organisation that stands up to discrimination”
By Joshua Wuggenig I came to René Cassin at a particularly daunting time for human rights around the world, with...
Students Create History of Human Rights Podcast
Two student from JFS, Georgie and David, have created a wonderful short podcast outlining a brief history of human rights in UK.
René Cassin “has cemented my belief in the power and importance of human rights”
Joe Rowan reflects on René Cassin’s nurturing environment and his personal passion for activism.
“Uniting against adversity will make us more powerful” – a week with René Cassin
Isobel Mintz reflects on how her week with René Cassin has opened her eyes to a “unique perspective on human rights”.
“When considering human rights, it is up to humans to do what’s right”
David Cohen explains how a week with René Cassin has challenged his cynicism with regards to work experience and the human rights sector as a whole.
‘With each passing day, I have been educated and empowered’ – a week at René Cassin
Georgie joined the René Cassin team for a week in July 2018. She left feeling that she’d been given the tools to engage in her own future human rights activism.
‘A pivotal moment in my life’ – a work experience student describes her week at René Cassin
She expected photocopying and making coffee; instead she got her “own personal enlightenment”.
“I was truly inspired by René Cassin’s work”
Work experience student, Ella Marshall, describes her crash course in human rights.
Check out these amazing young human rights advocates
Have a read and find out what our brilliant work experience students Liora and Nathaniel have been doing with us this summer.
Not just coffee and filing
Zoe Samama recently completed her work experience with us – have a read of what she got up to.
What have our work experience students been up to?
Have a read and find out what our wonderful work experience students Soroh, Jessica and Julia have been doing with us this summer.