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American Jewish World Service Condemns the Supreme Court of India’s Decision to Criminalize Homosexuality
Global Human Rights Group and Its Indian Grantees, Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action and Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanstha, Will Continue to Fight for Equality NEW YORK, NY—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization, is deeply disappointed in the decision of India’s Supreme Court to reinstate a colonial …
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Thirty Jewish Leaders and Rabbis Visit White House to Urge U.S. Government to Help End Violence Against Women, Girls and LGBT People
WASHINGTON, DC — In a visit to the White House today organized by American Jewish World Service (AJWS), 30 Jewish leaders and rabbis from across the nation met with White House officials to learn about the administration’s strategy to end violence against women, girls and LGBT people. The delegation urged administration officials to continue working …
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American Jewish World Service Launches Major New Campaign to Support International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)
New national ‘We Believe’ campaign will also press for U.S. policies to support LGBT rights and end child marriage globally NEW YORK, NY—As part of an ambitious new multi-year national advocacy campaign, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) today launched a major push to urge the U.S. Congress to pass the International Violence Against Women Act …
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, so I’ve been thinking about the lives of women and girls around the world. Zeenat, a 17 year old girl from the impoverished community of Hyderabad, India, has already been married and divorced three times. All three of her marriages took place against her will, …
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AJWS Calls on Congress to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls Worldwide
Leading Jewish Human Rights Organization Applauds Introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the House of Representatives WASHINGTON, DC — American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization, released the following statement today after the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) was introduced in the House of …
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AJWS Announces First Round of Grants to Aid the Philippines
Three Filipino grassroots organizations to receive disaster aid NEW YORK, NY —American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization, announced today that it selected three Filipino grassroots organizations to receive the first round of disaster relief grants in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). AJWS has raised almost $500,000 …
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Crisis in the Philippines: AJWS provides Typhoon Haiyan relief
We’ve all been horrified and saddened by the images in the news since Typhoon Haiyan struck land on November 7 in the Philippines: flattened buildings, smashed boats and displaced people. Families digging through the wreckage of their homes and lives. Parents searching desperately for lost children. One of the most powerful typhoons to hit land …
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AJWS Grantee Dr. Sakena Yacoobi Awarded Prestigious Opus Prize
NEW YORK, NY—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, announced today that Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, founder and president of AJWS grantee and long-term partner Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), was awarded the 2013 Opus Prize, which includes $1 million to support her organization’s work. AIL was founded in …
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Congo peace activists celebrate defeat of M23 rebels
I have heard tragic reports of rising conflict from our partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eastern DRC has been engulfed by conflict since 1994, when Hutu militias fled across the border from Rwanda—where they had just slaughtered Tutsis and moderate Hutus in one of the most organized genocides of the 20th century. But …
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AJWS Receives Major Grant to Support LGBT Communities in Africa, Asia and Central America
NEW YORK, NY—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, was recently awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Arcus Foundation to support AJWS’s work promoting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Africa, Asia and Central America. The Arcus Foundation is a longtime supporter …
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