The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
Hours after Ana* gave birth at a public hospital in an eastern province of the Dominican Republic, immigration officials descended on the mother and her newborn to transfer them to a detention center to await deportation to Haiti. What followed was a five-hour ordeal during which Ana and her baby were confined to a vehicle …
“Endless war.” The phrase has been kicking around in our collective consciousness for decades, evoking helplessness and hopelessness. Painting a world where peace isn’t even a distant dream — it’s an impossibility. We know it’s easy to succumb to this hopelessness, especially in this moment when countries readily wage war without examining the possibility of …
For many rebel soldiers who fought in Senegal’s 40-year armed conflict in the Casamance region, the decision to pick up a weapon was straightforward — they believed their cause was noble, and violent resistance was justified. The decision to put down those weapons has been far more difficult. Peaceful civilians caught in the middle have …
Each spring, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) holds a Leadership Advocacy Convening, bringing a national cohort of clergy and influential Jewish leaders to Washington, D.C., to lobby for rights-based U.S. foreign policy. Unlike others seeking the attention of elected officials, AJWS’s faith-based voice opens doors on both sides of the aisle — doors normally closed …
