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American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Announces Four New Members of its Board of Trustees
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 …
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Leading Jewish Global Human Rights Organization Mobilizes More than 350 Clergy Leaders to Mark Pride Month
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) calls on Congress to protect the most vulnerable in COVID-19 response Today, more than 350 Jewish clergy from 36 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee urging the committee to make every effort to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the global …
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Leading Jewish Global Human Rights Organization Joins Amicus Brief in Court Case Against State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) denounces State Department’s use of conservative religious philosophy to suppress the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people American Jewish World Service has joined five other human rights organizations in an amicus brief supporting Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al v. Pompeo, a case in the U.S. District Court …
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AJWS in Action: Updates from Our Partners, June 4
Across the world, AJWS grantee-partners continue to meet the most desperate needs of their communities: food, protective equipment, life-saving information and more. But simultaneously, they are collaborating with each other, protesting government corruption and marching forward to build a better world. Below, read two such stories from grantee-partners in Guatemala. AJWS will continue to stand …
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Joint Statement and Recommendations By the Child, Early & Forced Marriage & Unions and Sexuality Working Group, and Partners
The global pandemic COVID-19 lays bare and exacerbates existing inequalities. For adolescent girls and young women in many places, this means that the harmful impacts of patriarchy and gender inequality are magnified and intensified. The coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns heighten the perpetration of gender-based violence; elevate risks of child, early and forced marriage and …
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Lovingkindness in Endurance: Counting the Omer during COVID-19
Omer: A long stretch of spring, days both full and interminable. Each night I flip a page of my Omer counter, recite the blessing and add a new day to the count. In my head, I add the extra time from the night we closed our synagogue’s physical doors, as COVID-19 began its deadly spread. …
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Burma Faces a Deadline for Reporting on Genocide Against the Rohingya People—and the World Needs Transparency
Myanmar has a deadline: This Saturday, the government needs to report to the highest court of the United Nations on how it is preventing further acts of genocide against the Rohingya. Tragically, it will be kept secret from those most affected by what it has to say. I am Rohingya, part of the predominantly Muslim ethnic minority that …
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Leading Global Jewish Human Rights Organization Calls for Solidarity with LGBTQI+ People During Pandemic
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) calls on all countries to respect human rights of vulnerable communities scapegoated for COVID-19 On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service, issued this statement: “As the world marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we …
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AJWS In Action: Updates from Our Partners, May 14
While AJWS grantee partners continue to provide emergency relief including food and personal protective equipment, they are also deeply entrenched in the ongoing battle for human rights. Governments around the world are using the pandemic as cover to crackdown on the rights of vulnerable people, and AJWS grantees are on the frontlines to defend them. …
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Human Rights Organizations Call On U.S. State Department To Protect Human Rights In Myanmar (Burma) In The Face Of Covid-19
64 U.S. organizations say Myanmar’s government and military must protect vulnerable communities Today, 64 organizations sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to demand that Myanmar (Burma) make a priority of promoting human rights as COVID-19 spreads. Rori Kramer, Director of U.S. Advocacy at American Jewish World Service, the leading global …
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