Press Releases

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) says administration plan imperils the sexual health and rights of women and girls, LGBTQI+ people and sex workers In September, the Trump administration released a proposed expansion to the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (also known as the Expanded Mexico City Policy or the global gag rule), which prohibits …

Statement by Robert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service, on the election of former Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. and Senator Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States “As the leading global Jewish human rights organization, we are encouraged by the apparent outcome of the U.S. presidential election, …

“The global AJWS community is heartbroken by the death of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of the Jewish New Year. This loss feels particularly painful as we reflect on the difficulties of the past year and on our enduring commitment, shared by Justice Ginsburg, to build a more just …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) calls on the U.S. Secretaries of State and Treasury and the U.S. Congress to act Tracey Gurd, Senior Director of Civil and Political Rights and Advocacy at American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, issued the following statement on the third anniversary of the mass exodus of over …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Welcomes Human Rights Legislation that Repeals the Helms Amendment In response to the introduction of the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020 in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Representative Jan Schakowsky, along with Representatives Barbara Lee, Jackie Speier, Diana DeGette, Norma Torres and Ayanna Pressley, Rori …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) urges public outcry over the draft report Today, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights released its draft recommendations about the role of human rights and U.S. foreign policy, Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service (AJWS), released this statement: “Since the establishment …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) says WHO can protect vulnerable people around the world in a pandemic On July 7, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo moved to officially withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a year-long undertaking that will occur as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the U.S. …

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) opposes the harms of the Anti-Prostitution Loyalty Oath Today, as the United States Supreme Court released its opinion on the case, Alliance for Open Society International vs. United States Agency for International Development, Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service, released the following statement: “We are …

Leading global Jewish human rights organization praises new members’ commitment to Jewish values and human rights at a time of a global pandemic and reckoning about justice   NEW YORK – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish organization working to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world, welcomed four new …