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Jan 12, 2022, 12:59 PM

Human rights are the antidote to prejudice in the community

Young activists campaigning for refugees (Credit Rene Cassin)

Last month, a trustee of a major Jewish communal institution made dehumanising and derogatory comments about Muslims and patterns of migration in the United Kingdom. The responses, unsurprisingly, were myriad. They have ranged from a mass letter from community leaders demanding resignation, to outright denial...

Oct 21, 2021, 6:48 PM

Protests that protected Jews at Cable Street are in danger. We must stand firm

A demonstrator is taken away under arrest by police officers after a mounted baton charge, in East London, on Oct. 4, 1936, to stop fighting between anti-fascists and Sir Oswald Mosley's blackshirts. Via Jewish News

Faith and belief groups across the United Kingdom, including the Board of Deputies, have spoken out against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in advance of its Lords Committee Stage later this month. We call for the removal of parts 3 and 4 of...

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Esther Raffell, Campaigns Officer at René Cassin, the Jewish voice for Human Rights