American Jewish World Service (AJWS) stands with Haitian Civil Society groups   As the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade prepares for a December 10 hearing entitled “Haiti on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward a Country in Crisis,” Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World …

American Jewish World Service among those mourning the death of Charlot Jeudi The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition, American Jewish World Service, the Haiti Advocacy Working Group, Diversidad Dominicana, Universitarios para la Diversidad, and Amigos Siempre Amigos are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of LGBTI activist Charlot Jeudi, the executive director of Kouraj Pow …

Global Human Rights Group calls for respecting the dignity of vulnerable people Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement: “Today, as Secretary Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights holds its first open meeting, we continue to question the very creation of such a Commission and its purpose.  Touted by Secretary Pompeo as …

14 clergy from 12 states selected to participate in prestigious global social justice program NEW YORK – Fourteen clergy from 12 states have been named as 2019-2020 Global Justice Fellows with American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end poverty in the developing world. They were chosen for …

Leading global Jewish human rights group urges U.S. Senate to pass the same legislation Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs for American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives passed Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act (BURMA Act), which includes …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) emphasizes the importance of fighting prejudice and intolerance As the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances the nomination of Andrew Bremberg to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Rori Kramer, Director of Government Affairs of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued …