Formation August 2014 Chairman Gideon Falter | Registration no. 1163790 | |
Motto Justice, justice you shall pursue | ||
Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) is a United Kingdom non-governmental organisation established in August 2014 by members of the Anglo-Jewish community. It was registered as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) on October 1, 2015.
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has praised CAA for its work to ensure that the law against antisemitism is enforced with zero tolerance. The UK Communities Secretary, Sir Eric Pickles, gave a reply to a UK government survey by CAA.
Alison Chabloz case
The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism has announced that it intends to bring private prosecutions against individuals. Gideon Falter said: "We have called for zero tolerance enforcement of the law against anti-Semitism and that is what politicians have promised, but the" Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS) "has failed to take action, so now we must act instead".
At Westminster Magistrates' Court in December 2016, Alison Chabloz, a 52 year-old Derbyshire-based blogger and singer-songwriter, was sent for trial next March for posting a "grossly offensive" video on YouTube entitled "Survivors" which is effectively alleged to indulge in Holocaust denial. Chabloz rejected the accusation that she had made improper use of the Internet. Chabloz dismissed the prosecution on her blog as an attempt "to use the law to silence dissenters".
Originally on unconditional bail, Chabloz's use of the Internet was placed under some restrictions at the same court on 23 December after she had made information available online about people connected with her prosecution and the CAA. Chabloz is also unable to post anything racist online.