We are gravely concerned about what is happening in Tigray and believe the United States – along with other international powers – need to do more to curb the ongoing violence. We have penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the U.S. to increase our humanitarian aid in the region and ramp…
Each year, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the 6 million Jewish sisters and brothers we lost during the Holocaust. We say their names, we tell their stories, we commemorate the lives of survivors, and we reaffirm the promise that arose from that incredible tragedy: “Never again.” Yet, it is not enough to simply memorialize those…
International Jewish Human Rights Organizations Acknowledge Sanctions as Important First Step Against Chinese Officials, Call for Continued Pressure to Protect Human Rights. On Monday, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States approved the imposition of sanctions to be placed against four Chinese officials who are involved in the running of the concentration…
Jewish World Watch is heartbroken by the murder of eight people in Atlanta on Tuesday night, six of them women of Asian descent. We stand firmly with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, and we will continue to offer our support in any way we can. As an anti-genocide organization, we know all too well…
Jewish World Watch (JWW) applauds this week’s introduction of the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1630) in the House of Representatives to support Uyghurs seeking asylum. “The Jewish community understands viscerally the importance of providing refugee status to the Uyghurs fleeing an ongoing genocide,” said JWW Executive Director Serena Oberstein. “This bill would alleviate…
It has been a dark week for Myanmar and the persecuted Rohingya people. On Sunday, Myanmar’s military (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged a coup – arresting activists and civilian leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and retaking power after ten years of fragile democracy. Confirmed reports reveal orders for police officers to disperse protesters…
On Jan. 31, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) staged a coup in Myanmar, taking into captivity pro-democracy activists and many of the country’s democratic leaders, including civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Since 2017, the Tatmadaw has led a brutal and genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people, killing thousands and forcing more than 700,000 to flee…
Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel promised that he would never be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” More than 75 years after the holocaust and 17 years after our…
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden took an important step in support of refugees by signing a new executive order that reverses the xenophobic travel ban, renewing the United States’ commitment to ethical leadership. We believe that within the first 100 days, the new administration and legislature must pass policy that will…
Jewish World Watch applauds the U.S. State Department’s crucial declaration that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. “Today is a momentous day for the Uyghur people,” said Jewish World Watch Executive Director Serena Oberstein. “We will…