Press Releases

American Jewish World Service Welcomes Increased Funding, the Repeal of the Global Gag Rule, and the Removal of Helms Amendment Background Today, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations passed a bill that advances sexual and reproductive health and rights around the globe. The iscal ear 2022 (FY22) State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPs) bill …

Rabbis and cantors call on Congress on the anniversary of Whole Woman’s Health Decision to pass the EACH Act and the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act to protect abortion access at home and around the world Background Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, further cementing the right …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, and the recently formed AJWS Union are pleased to jointly announce that AJWS management has formally and voluntarily recognized the AJWS Union, affiliated with OPEIU Local 153, to represent AJWS employees, effective June 23, 2021. Hannah Fajer, a spokesperson from the AJWS Union, …

Leading Global Jewish Human Rights Organization calls on Congress to pass the GLOBE Act Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people around the globe face stigma, legal discrimination, violence and even death simply because of who they are or whom they love. In 69 countries, engaging in same-sex sexual relations is illegal; …

Leading global Jewish human rights organization welcomes increased international funding and calls for policy changes Background The Biden administration unveiled its Fiscal Year 2022 budget request to Congress, which includes $58.4 billion in funding for the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, including foreign assistance programs, a welcome increase from …

Leader 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 …

A 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 …