A century after 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by the Ottoman Empire, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly recognized those systematic attacks and murders for what they were — a genocide. On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2019, the House overwhelmingly passed the Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res. 296) in a vote of 405 to 11. The…
Recently, Jewish World Watch had the honor of hosting Dr. Denis Mukwege — our long-time on-the-ground partner and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate — in conversation with our Board Co-Chair, Diana Buchantz. Dr. Mukwege, a gynecological surgeon and activist, won the Nobel for his inimitable commitment to combatting rape as a weapon of war in…
(Sept. 24 at 5:15 p.m.) GOOD NEWS — the BURMA Act was just approved in the House of Representatives (394 Yeas, 21 Nays). Thank you to all who reached out in support of the Rohingya. Your efforts make a difference. On to the Senate! The House of Representatives is set to vote on the BURMA…
Jewish World Watch (JWW) is proud to report two major accomplishments in our advocacy work related to the Uyghur (or Uighur) human rights crisis, which we have deemed a cultural genocide and potential mass atrocity situation. In the late evening of September 11, the United States Senate passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (S.…
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…
Despite recent developments suggesting that a transition to civilian rule could be possible, Sudan’s political turmoil is far from over. On Friday, July 5, Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for Declaration of Freedom and Change (FFC), representing the protesters, reached a groundbreaking power-sharing agreement aimed at ending the country’s months-long political…
Kids in cages. Scenes of chaos and filth, where basic necessities are denied to the most vulnerable: children in a foreign land forced to fend for themselves. We at Jewish World Watch (JWW) have, unfortunately, come to somewhat expect such conditions in the crisis situations where we work, but we have been shocked to learn…