NEW YORK – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, condemns the election of Uganda’s Foreign Minister, Sam Kutesa, as President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, today applauds recent actions by the Obama administration in response to the passage and implementation of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) by the government of Uganda.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, DC — American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which provides direct financial support to grassroots organizations in Haiti, applauds Congress for passing the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, which will ensure transparency in how U.S. funds are allocated to assist ongoing efforts to recover from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, DC — Efforts to protect and advance the global rights of LGBT people took a significant step forward today when Congressman John F. Tierney (D-MA), along with Congressman Chris Gibson (R-NY) and Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY), introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act. American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, DC – New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today would make it a priority of the U.S. government to stand up for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide.
Read MoreNEW YORK, NY- Efforts to reform the United States’ outdated international food aid system gained a significant boost today when Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN) and African Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Food for Peace Reform Act of 2014.
Read MoreIn wake of kidnapping of Nigerian girls, Jewish human rights organization lauds Senate introduction of International Violence Against Women Act WASHINGTON, DC — Congress must act swiftly to strengthen policies aimed at ending violence against women and girls worldwide, a crisis underlined by the recent kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. In the …
Read MoreAmerican Jewish World Service applauds the White House’s guidelines on campus rape, urges Congress to pass International Violence Against Women Act to tackle gender-based violence globally NEW YORK, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, praised the Obama Administration today after the White House released new …
Read MoreCoalition of Ugandan LGBTI organizations and activists file petition challenging the law with the Ugandan Constitutional Court NEW YORK, NY- Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law, which was signed by President Yoweri Museveni last month, is now being challenged by Ugandan human rights activists and organizations, according to American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development …
Read MoreNEW YORK, NY-American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, today condemned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law as a violation of the basic human rights of Uganda’s LGBT people. The Anti-Homosexuality Law contains many harsh and inhumane provisions, including life imprisonment for …
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