Rights of Muslim Minority Won’t Be Honored if its Existence is Denied Statement by Robert Bank, Incoming President of American Jewish World Service: “As members of an ethnic minority whose own right to exist has been questioned throughout history, we call on the newly elected government of Myanmar to recognize the existence of its own …
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Leading Human Rights Organization Calls on the United States to Urge Compliance by Mexico with Recommendations of Independent Group of Experts New York, NY – On Sunday, April 24, an international group of experts appointed to review the investigation of the forced disappearance of 43 college students from Iguala, Mexico, in September 2014 concluded that …
Read MorePatinkin Encourages Jews to Ponder Freedom for People Around the World with a Focus on Cambodia The essay by Mr. Patinkin is part of a special series of Jewish holiday readings curated by American Jewish World Service that includes previous commentaries from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky New York, NY …
Read MoreLeading Jewish international human rights organization continues to urge Honduran government to accept an independent, international investigation into Berta Cáceres’ assassination and protect all human rights defenders in the country New York, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, applauds the release of environmental activist Gustavo …
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In Honduras, ongoing violence and repression have reached new heights with two murders in two weeks of environmental and indigenous community activists: Berta Cáceres and Nelson García, leaders of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (COPINH).
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American Jewish World Service, the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, commends the United States Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls for its focus on ending early and child marriage, making it possible for girls to remain in primary and secondary school, and investing in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of girls.
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American Jewish World Service mourns the tragic loss of Berta Cáceres, a veteran human rights advocate in Honduras whose work AJWS has supported. Cáceres was killed early this morning in her home. Cáceres was a champion of human and environmental rights in Honduras and fought bravely for the rights of indigenous communities.
Read MoreRabbis met with activists working to reverse the Dominican government’s policy to strip tens of thousands Dominicans of Haitian descent of their citizenship rights New York, NY — Ten Rabbis from across the country returned from the Dominican Republic earlier this week as part of a Global Justice Fellowship trip with American Jewish World Service …
Read MoreLeading Jewish international human rights organization draws on lessons of Jewish history and underscores need to speak against bigotry New York, NY—In the wake of rising calls by politicians, elected officials and others to discriminate against Muslims—increasing in response to terrorist attacks undertaken by Islamist individuals and organizations—American Jewish World Service released the statement below …
Read MoreNEW YORK—Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the world’s leading Jewish organization dedicated to ending poverty and promoting human rights in the developing world, released a statement today applauding the confirmation of Gayle Smith, who most recently served as Senior Director of the National Security Council, as the next Administrator of the …
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