Call to action – contact Volkswagen today

The right to be free from enslavement is a fundamental human right

Western companies should not be profiting from Uyghur forced labour

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

Take action! Educate yourself Shop sustainably Sign a petition Join a campaign Attend an event Resources from Unseen Find out how brands are doing with Good On You website Check […]

Jess Templeman, Director of Programmes at Arise For most people ‘slavery’ is a historic problem, or something limited to the realms of horrific news stories and Hollywood movies. It does […]

Call to Action – #MakeThisSederDifferent

As we celebrate our journey from slavery to freedom during Passover, we should remember the countless people around the world, including here in the UK, do not share our good […]

René Cassi recently signed on to a joint submission as part of the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region to the UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy […]

By Lesley Urbach, René Cassin Fellow At the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century Jewish European women were trafficked across international borders to be sold into sex […]

By Claudia Hyde, René Cassin alumni “Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt” Deuteronomy 15:15 Slavery is central to the Jewish experience. We speak on Pesach […]

René Cassin joins worldwide coalition of 198 organisations

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

by Alice Akca, René Cassin Intern  “The majority of modern slavery victims in the UK are from the UK.” This statement, presented to us by Caroline Barnard, Communications Officer, from […]

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

Slavery is not history. It would be comforting to think that it ended with William Wilberforce’s Abolition Act in 1833. But it didn’t. It is here and it is now. […]

Sign up for our free evening workshops on 6th and 13th November 2019

Intern Alice reports on the gendered aspect of modern slavery and suggests possible solutions.

Ben Lewis reports on an often missed aspect of child exploitation in the UK

Lauren Chaplin explores whether, six years on from Rana Plaza tragedy, anything has changed.

By Jane Kilpatrick Trafficking victim Peter came in contact with @ECPATUK after he ran away from his traffickers, in desperate need of support. In the #UK, the National Referral Mechanism […]

Will Bordell March was a month of modern slavery data-points – and they’re not as dull as they might sound. Across the board, statistic after statistic shows a steep increase: […]

As we mark International Women’s Day, René Cassin is asking Youth Movements and local communities to organise fundraising events to raise money for female victims of modern slavery and human […]

Despite the PM stating that modern slavery is the “greatest human rights issue of our time”, victims are going hungry. In a recent interview on LBC radio, Senior Reporter Matthew […]

René Cassin is calling on the Government to support the Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill, which is due to have its second reading in the House of Commons on 25th […]

By Will Bordell High-rise flats and first-time-buyer housing, city-centre office blocks and high-speed railway-lines, whopping shopping centres and tip-top football stadiums: new building projects are everywhere we look. But as […]

Elliot Steinberg on why our faith communities are ideally placed to combat modern slavery

Slavery and trafficking are unavoidably connected to Jewish experience. As stated by the Chief Rabbi, “speaking out against the flagrant violations of human dignity implicit in this crime, should be […]

This evening, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on Tackling Modern Slavery in Parliament 6.30-7.30pm. The event will be streamed live here. In advance of the debate, please email […]

René Cassin recently submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry, looking at what progress has been made in the three years since the Modern Slavery Act (MSA) came into force […]

Ben Cartwright discusses the importance of legal aid for victims of modern slavery.

Aidan Shipman on the latest National Crime Agency figures

Don’t forget to vote at the local elections – Thursday 3 May

Lord McColl’s Bill will both help victims and ensure more offenders are prosecuted

Victims of modern slavery deserve a strategy that is more than just a slogan

Modern slaves – made to work exploitative hours, but totally dependent on employers

‘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

Domestic progress is being undermined by international failures

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

Please support René Cassin’s anti-slavery campaign

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

Lack of support puts slavery and trafficking survivors at risk

Ruby is generously raising money and awareness on the issue of modern day slavery

The election results are in … now our real work starts

The key questions to ask your candidates

Human Rights and the General Election

System puts survivors at risk and plays into the hands of abusers

Read our latest blog on modern day slavery

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

Why don’t anti-slavery laws prevent slavery?

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

All the basics you need to know about modern day slavery

Ruby is generously raising money and awareness on the issue of modern day slavery

‘No one shall be held in slavery or servitude’ – Universal Declaration of Human Rights

René Cassin have run the ‘Human Rights Shabbat’ programme for the past eight years. Human Rights Shabbat falls on the nearest Shabbat to World Human Rights Day. This year that […]

Kevin Hyland, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner has written a letter to Theresa May highlighting that delayed efforts to provide asylum to unaccompanied child refugees in Calais exposes these children to the risk of […]

How many slaves are there in the UK? Is the UK better or worse than other countries at dealing with trafficking? What type of slavery is most prevalent in the […]

On March 7, the Government released its response to James Ewins’ December 2015 Independent Review of Overseas Domestic Workers’ Visas. René Cassin submitted written evidence to this review in May […]

In May 2015 René Cassin submitted evidence to a review of Overseas Domestic Workers visas. This is an area of concern that the Modern Slavery Act fails to tackle. Our […]

The last year has has seen a marked improvement in the framework of legislation to tackle modern slavery in the UK. However, this improvement has not been extended to one of […]

In the most comprehensive review ever carried out on progress towards greater equality and human rights protection in Britain, The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today reveals ‘winners’ and […]

Although it is difficult to establish the exact scale of human trafficking, due to the hidden nature of this crime, available data suggest that there could be millions of trafficked […]

René Cassin Submission to ODW Review Overseas domestic workers in the UK are especially vulnerable to abuse, as they may not speak English, may not have knowledge of their rights, […]

Breaking the Chains On the 22nd of April, René Cassin was pleased to hear from renowned experts Parosha Chandran and Dr Aidan McQuade to discuss the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and […]

A René Cassin free public event on Wednesday 22 April at Berwin Leighton Paisner, London EC4R 9HA.

Slavery is not history. In the UK today there are as many as 13,000 victims. Two leading experts examine this modern scourge and what can be done to combat it.