View a recording from our recent webinar, “COVID-19’s impact on the survivors we serve” [maxbutton id=”54″] All of us at Jewish World Watch want you to know that we are concerned for you, your families and your communities as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis continues. These are clearly extraordinary times for us all. At the same time,…
With the continuing spread and deep uncertainty about the impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus on our community, we at Jewish World Watch want you to know that your health and safety is uppermost in our minds. We have therefore decided to postpone our April Walks to End Genocide until late October. The Conejo Valley Walk will…
Just under a month ago, in our last JWW blogpost on Sudan, the country’s transitional government was making steady progress, including by expressing its openness to finally prioritizing justice for the genocide in Darfur. Earlier today, March 9, the prime minister of Sudan’s transitional government, Abdalla Hamdok, survived an assassination attempt when his convoy was…
On February 11, the transitional government announced that several suspects indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes perpetrated in the Darfur region of Sudan should stand trial in The Hague. Although the authorities have not yet formally announced final details, it is presumed that the statement that those “who had arrest warrants issued…
It is not often in the “business” of fighting genocide and atrocity that we have a day in which we can claim and celebrate an epic victory. However, today is truly a Red Letter Day for Jewish World Watch, for all organizations involved in anti-genocide advocacy and for the people of Darfur, Sudan. Today, the…
On January 31, the Trump Administration added six countries to its three-year-old travel ban. Once colloquially known as the “Muslim Ban,” the parameters of exclusion seem to have broadened with this new wave of restrictions. While Jewish World Watch (JWW) does not usually comment on immigration policy, since our focus is on protecting civilians from…
The horrors of the Syrian war are unending. If anything, they are mercilessly ramping up, as civilians continue to be wiped out, in blatant contravention of international law. In October, the Turkish offensive into Kurdish controlled northeast Syria made headlines, in large part for the Trump administration’s role in countenancing ethnic cleansing — the forced…
Today, January 23, marks a momentous day in the Rohingya cause, as the International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered the government of Myanmar to take immediate steps to prevent genocide. The highest United Nations court unanimously adopted four legally binding provisional measures that require Myanmar to (1) prevent future genocidal acts, (2) ensure…
We have just closed the book on what was, in so many ways, an extremely difficult year. The Rohingya, Darfuris and Syrians, as well as the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Uyghurs in China – all survivors of genocides and mass atrocities – have needed our support more than ever. We have all also been deeply alarmed by multiple murderous outbursts…