Connecting each portion of the Torah to human rights

Summary prepared by Sheldon Stone, René Cassin alumnus and Member of the Stop Uyghur Genocide UK Advisory Board On 31 August 2022, the Office of the High Commissioner of Human […]

Meet the 2020 fellows and read their bios here

We are excited to welcome our new Cohort of Fellows, read all about them here.

Meet our 2018 Cohort of exceptional Fellows.

This year we have six brilliant Fellows examining human rights through a Jewish lens.

Read the biographies of our 2015 Fellows from the UK, USA and Israel.

Meet our 2014 Cohort of René Cassin – AJA Fellows.

“The levers to prevent genocide are manifold. It is about time we pull them”

Judged by Lord Finkelstein. £100 prize. Deadline 9 November.

“… 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.

“Social media: friend or foe of human rights?” – deadline 11 November 2019

Joshua Rozenberg finds winning essay “… a convincing thesis and a pleasure to read”.

Deadline Tuesday 8 May

***deadline – 6 Feb*** “The great human rights issue of our time”. Do you agree?

We asked ‘Religion and human rights – compatible or conflicting?’ Danny Finkelstein, Associate Editor of The Times judged the shortlisted entries. His verdict: “These were all very good essays, a credit to their writers and to the prize.

Read the winning and shortlisted essays and what Danny says about them.

“Religion and human rights – compatible or conflicting?” Every year René Cassin runs an essay competition to get people thinking about important human rights issues. This year we tackle the […]

Trigger Warning- this Seeing Auschwitz opinion piece contains images of genocide, which some readers may find uncomfortable viewing.  In the lead-up to Holocaust Memorial Day, with the theme for this […]

Our upcoming High Holy Days come at a particularly turbulent time. We have put together a resource sheet that articulates our vision for the coming Jewish year, in terms of […]

Lots done in ’21, lots more to do in ’22

Download our ‘Right to Food’ Resource Pack

30+ free online events – 26 Nov to 6 Dec – book your places now

Get campaigning! From genocide to the right to food – all in our new pack

For this year’s Human Rights Shabbat, we are focusing on the theme of Genocide and asking the question: ‘How can the Jewish experience and principles inform the prevention of genocide today?’

Discover how our human rights safety net helps ordinary people in their everyday lives. Debora Singer MBE is the safeguarding human rights lead at Rene Cassin.  In this 15-minute presentation […]

An enriching, leadership-orientated initiative to empower young Jewish human rights activists

The 4 items on our Seder Plate: resistance, solidarity, empowerment & legacy

What does a Jewish response to Hate Crime look like? René Cassin’s Human Rights Shabbat Resource Pack

Key questions to put to anyone asking for your vote on 12 December

René Cassin booklet – Jews must be at the forefront of promoting universal rights

Yoram Goodman reflects on his internship at René Cassin

74 years ago today, the Nazis killed 2,897 Roma men, women and children at Auschwitz

On World Day against Trafficking, Ben Lewis considers children “trapped in their exploitation”.

‘It is likely that every one of us has unwittingly encountered and perhaps even benefited from modern-day slavery.’ – Chief Rabbi Mirvis On the 10th December 1948, 69 years ago, […]

On International Human Rights Day – René Cassin shines a light on modern slavery

Debora Singer writes movingly about her own family history…

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

A free education pack aimed at citizenship education for key stage 4 and 5

The key questions to ask your candidates

Human Rights and the General Election

Read the winning entries and what our judge, Joshua Rozenberg, says about them

Why don’t anti-slavery laws prevent slavery?

Find out about René Cassin’s refugee-themed day at Limmud Conference 2016

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

We spent Shabbat at Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue and gave the sermon on immigration detention. Click below to find out what the Torah portion ‘Chaye Sarah’ has to do with […]

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.

By Sam Grant, René Cassin Campaigns and Programmes Officer, July 2014   “Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first […]