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.
Around the world this month, LGBTQI+ communities and our allies will celebrate the progress we’ve made — fighting not only to live as equals alongside our cis-gendered, heterosexual brothers and sisters, but for our very right to exist. And as these rights are under attack — especially in your country — I feel Pride Month …
Growing up in a conservative, deeply patriotic Thai family, Nutchanon Pairoj (Nut) dreamt of being a soldier, serving his country and his king. But when he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident at 16, his life took a drastically different path. He enrolled in Thailand’s famed Thammasat University to study political science, and quickly …
At a time when so much about our world feels cheerless, it warms my heart to officially kick off AJWS’s 40th anniversary. For the last four decades, our community of conscience has worked hand in hand with thousands of awe-inspiring grassroots activists to create real, lasting change in the lives of millions of people around …
