The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is now law! Thanks to advocates like you, on June 17 President Trump signed the legislation, bringing us one step closer to halting the crimes against humanity China is actively perpetrating against the Uyghur ethnic and religious minority group of East Turkistan (also known as Xinjiang), China. This legislation marks…
Mass atrocity crimes — genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity — occur when civilians are targeted in an illegal, systematic and widespread way. While they can be perpetrated by non-state actors, mass atrocities are most often committed when a state’s muscle is turned against its own citizens. Jewish World Watch’s mandate is to raise…
On Wednesday, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 finally passed both chambers of Congress, a momentous win for the persecuted Uyghur ethnic minority group of East Turkestan – the name preferred by Uyghurs for the region commonly known as Xinjiang, China. The act condemns “gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in …
COVID-19 has disrupted many social justice efforts, including those most integral to the mission of Jewish World Watch — preventing genocide and mass atrocities and protecting human rights. While managing the global pandemic has eclipsed many initiatives to protect vulnerable populations around the world, JWW is pleased to report that key advocacy initiatives continue to…
A Rohingya man tested positive for coronavirus inside the overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where nearly 1 million Rohingya live. Jewish World Watch and our on-the-ground partners have been bracing and attempting to prepare for a potentially nightmarish outbreak. Conditions in the vast, fetid camps are conducive to the rapid and rampant spread of…
Jewish World Watch (JWW) is proud to announce the disbursement of multiple critical grants to our on-the-ground partner organizations working on the frontlines of COVID-19 response in their atrocity-affected countries. To continue JWW’s essential work supporting survivors of genocides and mass atrocities, JWW and our local partners need funding now more than ever. As can…
COVID-19 has reached the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is spreading rapidly. As of April 23, 377 cases have been confirmed, with 25 deaths – almost a 7% mortality rate. The government ordered a countrywide lockdown in response to COVID-19, but the DRC lacks the resources, infrastructure and perhaps even the will to…
The Never Again Education Act (S. 2085) is a bipartisan bill to support Holocaust education on a national level. The legislation would establish dedicated federal funding – through the creation of the Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund – to provide teachers with resources and training necessary to teach students all around the United States the…
Imagine if you had no access to Internet or cell service right now. In the middle of a pandemic. Now, imagine you hear from an acquaintance that a “death virus” is gripping the world, spreading like wildfire. And it’s headed your way. You have no way of knowing how or where it’s spreading. All you’re…
COVID-19 has leveled the playing field in many ways — its indiscriminate nature and rapid spread remind us all of our fragility, but also our shared humanity. In many ways, the pandemic has brought the world together as we face a common enemy. But, the pandemic has also set off quick, desperate, and sweeping government…