Human Rights Groups Condemn State Department Decision to Honor Intel and Gap, Inc., Companies Listed on Jewish World Watch Uyghur Forced Labor Database

Washington, D.C. – Today, Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized two companies with the State Department’s prestigious Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) with well-known and extensively-documented ties to Uyghur forced labor. Human rights groups, including Jewish World Watch and Uyghur Human Rights Project, condemn the decision. Nominated by the U.S. missions in Costa Rica and…

Press Release: Jewish World Watch applauds establishment of Genocide Awareness Day in CA

ENCINO, CA — Jewish World Watch (JWW), an anti-genocide organization based in Los Angeles, applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Representative Adrin Nazarian for signing into law a bill that establishes April 24 as Genocide Awareness Day. This bill signals California’s recognition of all genocides and allows Californians to memorialize those who suffer.…

Press Release: Gala honoring Uyghur leader Nury Turkel raises money for anti-genocide work

ENCINO, CA — Jewish World Watch (JWW), an international human rights organization based in Los Angeles, presented on Sunday its 2022 Global Soul Award to Uyghur leader and United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Nury Turkel during the organization’s seminal gala. JWW also recognized community leaders and board of directors co-chairs Diana…

Announcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Database

ENCINO, CA – Jewish World Watch (JWW), a Los Angeles-based organization fighting against genocide and mass atrocities worldwide, launched today a groundbreaking database detailing how global companies are complicit in forced labor. JWW’s Uyghur Forced Labor Database – the most extensive to date – brings to light more than 600 national and international companies and…