Statement by AJWS Senior Director of Civil and Political Rights and Advocacy, Tracey Gurd, on the attempts to dismantle an independent judicial system in Guatemala As U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans her visit to Guatemala in June, we encourage her to focus on the attacks on the country’s democracy, especially those aimed at Guatemala’s …
Read MoreLeader of global Jewish human rights organization praises jury for holding former police officer accountable and vows to continue fight for true justice “We are grateful that a jury of his peers convicted Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, for the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, on the streets of Minneapolis last …
Read MoreA statement by AJWS President and CEO, Robert Bank We are deeply anguished and outraged over Tuesday evening’s horrific attack in Atlanta, Georgia. These senseless shootings that left eight people dead — six of whom were women of Asian descent — are the latest incidents in a series of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and …
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Must Pass this Legislation to Repeal the Helms Amendment, in order to Secure Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Today, the reintroduction of the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act in the U.S. House of Representatives is a necessary and welcome step to achieving reproductive justice, according to American Jewish …
Read MoreAJWS praises House impeachment managers for making a clear case and lauds 57 U.S. Senators of both parties who voted to hold Trump accountable. In response to the U.S. Senate’s vote on the article of impeachment against former president Donald Trump, Robert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service, released the following statement. …
Read MoreRobert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement after today’s events in Burma. “Today’s unfolding coup is a terrifying setback for the cause of democracy and human rights in Burma. In detaining National League for Democracy (NLD) officials and pro-democracy leaders …
Read MoreLeading Global Jewish Human Rights Organization Urges Congress to Take Up and Pass Legislation to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service (AJWS), issued the following statement after the introduction of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act in the Senate and U.S. …
Read MoreAmerican Jewish World Service (AJWS) Urges the Biden-Harris administration to take additional steps to support reproductive and sexual health and rights worldwide In response to President Biden’s rescission of the global gag rule, Memorandum on Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad, Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service, issued the …
Read MoreJoining with rabbis and cantors, American Jewish World Service says lifting up human rights is a key step to the U.S. regaining its standing in the world. Today, more than 265 Jewish clergy — rabbis and cantors from 34 states and the District of Columbia representing all major Jewish religious movements — called on President-elect …
Read MoreLeading global Jewish human rights organization, which supports advocates for democratic rights worldwide, demands that all elected officials who supported the violent insurrection of January 6 be removed from office and that all participants be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. “As an organization dedicated to supporting activists fighting for democratic rights in …
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