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.
Lately, my inbox has been flooded with too many emails from retailers proclaiming Holiday Sale! Low Prices! Last Chance! And each time I see sales for sweaters and dresses, I think of the workers who make them — mostly women who toil for long hours in overheated, dirty factories to bring us products at low, low …
Tomorrow morning, hundreds of thousands of Liberians will wake up, attend their local church, and gather with their loved ones to relax and rejoice. The occasion? Christmas, a day on which 85 percent of Liberia’s four million people celebrate family, selflessness, peace on earth and good will to all. As Liberians observe this important public …
2015. What a year. The past 12 months were marked by devastating disasters and filled with life-affirming hope—here in the United States and around the globe.
Read our round-up of 10 human rights events in 2015 that motivate us to bring greater justice, peace and dignity to the world in the year ahead.
AJWS Board Member Russ Pratt shared a special message about why he supports AJWS’s work to improve the lives of millions around the world.
I am a Liberian who worked on the front lines to end the Ebola outbreak in my country, and I am deeply saddened that three new cases of the deadly virus were recently confirmed in a community near Monrovia — the nation’s capital and my hometown. This tragic news came less than three months after Liberia was declared Ebola-free.
