The Rohingya suffered genocide at the hands of their own homeland’s military. This Sunday, Aug. 25, marks the two-year anniversary of the brutal crackdown against this long-persecuted minority group by the Myanmar (Burmese) military and security apparatus known as the Tatmadaw. The “clearance operations” unleashed on that day left tens of thousands killed and raped,…
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and longtime Jewish World Watch partner, is making preparations to deploy a rapid response mission to the remote Fizi territory of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, funded through your support. Multiple militia groups in recent days attacked civilians in this region. A…
Tens of thousands of children have been abducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and forced to serve in militias. Jewish World Watch is helping to secure the release of these boys and girls, many of whom are being used as child soldiers and sex slaves. During the month of June alone, thanks to…
Instability continues to rock the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). With the spread of the Ebola crisis, this war-plagued country is now facing a perfect storm of conflict and disease, leaving it teetering on the brink of catastrophe on multiple fronts. A combination of ethnic violence, armed group activity, medical emergencies, and political disarray…