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René Cassin

Red kosher four glasses wine with matzah and a Passover Haggadah
March 19, 2026, 10:47 am
From Ramadan to Pesach: Standing together in dignity
As Ramadan ends and Pesach begins, Mia Hasenson-Gross explores shared Jewish-Muslim values and the enduring importance of human rights
By Mia Hasenson-Gross
Purim
March 3, 2026, 11:01 am
Why Purim demands we stand up to hate in Britain today
From Esther to today’s Britain, Jewish courage means defending human rights for our community and others
By Mia Hasenson-Gross
René Cassin
February 20, 2026, 7:43 pm
René Cassin at 50: Why Britain cannot afford to weaken human rights
As calls grow to dilute the European Convention, Cassin’s legacy reminds us why enforceable rights exist
By Jonathan Chern
Children who arrived on the Kindertransport
January 30, 2026, 12:57 pm
From Kindertransport to today: Why safe routes are central to atrocity prevention
Protecting people before violence escalates is not charity - it is a legal and moral duty rooted in history
By Jonathan Chern
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the English language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949. Photo: Wikipedia
December 10, 2025, 12:37 pm
Why Human Rights Day is a Jewish call to action – not just a date in the calendar
Marking 77 years of the Universal Declaration, Mia Hasenson-Gross urges British Jews to defend the human rights legacy shaped by our own history
By Mia Hasenson-Gross
December 4, 2025, 3:19 pm
René Cassin and AJA renew partnership to bolster UK Jewish human rights protections
Two leading Jewish charities extend joint strategy to combat rising anti-Jewish racism and strengthen rights-based advocacy
By Annabel Sinclair
Kindertransport February 1939
November 25, 2025, 3:22 pm
Would Britain have accepted Jewish refugees under today’s rules?
New government proposals risk stripping safety, stability and dignity from refugees today
By Rabbi David Mason and Mia Hasenson-Gross
Panel speakers at René Cassin’s ‘Human Rights: A Moral Compass’ event at JW3.
November 17, 2025, 11:47 am
UK risks joining ‘Russia and Belarus’ on human rights, Jewish charity warns
René Cassin marks ECHR’s 75th anniversary as senior voices sound alarm over UK’s direction
By Annabel Sinclair
A succah
October 14, 2025, 10:37 am
OPINION: Sukkot reminds us not to close the door on refugees
As the festival ends, Jewish groups urge peers to back an amendment limiting the Government’s refugee citizenship ban
By HIAS+JCORE and René Cassin
Jonathan Metzer
January 16, 2025, 3:43 pm
UK Jewish human rights charity appoints new Chair of Trustees
Barrister Jonathan Metzer joins the board of René Cassin, replacing Danny Silverstone
By Michelle Rosenberg
Man wearing a kippah in public
March 14, 2022, 12:17 pm
OPINION: Hands off our Human Rights Act!
'Jewish people in the UK understand the importance of the right of individuals to hold the state to account. Our response to the Human Rights Act review is to stand firm.'
By Debora Singer
A muslim is praying before the demonstration in solidarity with the Uyghurs, started in Amsterdam, on December 29th, 2019. (Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto)
June 10, 2021, 10:27 am
OPINION: International Olympic Committee must learn lessons of 1936
Amid a campaign for companies supporting Beijing's 2020 games to raise abuses against Uyghur Muslims, Mia Hasenson-Gross of René Cassin says the IOC must look into history
By Mia Hasenson-Gross
June 10, 2021, 10:24 am
Chief Rabbi joins JN campaign targeting sponsors of China’s ‘Genocide Games’
Initiative urges Britain’s Jews to “taint the brand” of the Beijing Winter Olympics and make voices heard in the boardrooms of companies supplying it.
By Adam Decker
From the WebFebruary 11, 2021, 5:18 pm
JN Podcast Special: What next in the campaign for Uyghurs?
Guests on a special panel include Uyghur activist Kamalturk Yalqun, Baroness Helena Kennedy, MP Alistair Carmichael, Rene Cassin's Mia Hasenson-Gross and journalist Oz Katerji
Protestors against discrimination of Uyghurs
January 15, 2021, 2:44 pm
30 rabbis and community leaders back bill urging end to Uyghur persecution
Faith leaders from all denominations back Rene Cassin's appeal to take action, as Board president Marie van der Zyl writes to the Prime Minister asking for support
By Jack Mendel
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