In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its first human rights treaty on this day. The resolution provided the first internationally recognized legal definition of “genocide” and affirmed a worldwide commitment to the idea that “never again” will the world be silent while people suffer. Despite this monumental decision, genocide remains a stark reality…
Jewish World Watch applauds today’s passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the House of Representatives, which sets a new global standard in the fight against goods made by forced labor. The bill would ban all goods made in the region from being imported into the United States unless Customs and Border…
The 2022 Winter Olympics, set in Beijing, will be held against a backdrop of human rights violations reminiscent of the Berlin Olympics of 1936. Today’s announcement that the United States will refrain from sending any government officials to the Games denies China the highly veiled propaganda they seek as host. The presence of U.S. dignitaries…
The Israeli American Civic Action Network (ICAN), Jewish World Watch (JWW), and the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) today inaugurated the Armenian Jewish Advisory Council – AJAC (pronounced “a-jack”) as means to institutionalize relations between the Armenian and Jewish communities throughout the U.S., united by shared values, historical experiences, and a…
Before the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, the International Olympics Committee, aware of the rising tensions, pressured the German government and received assurances that the Nazi regime would not use the Games to promote their ideologies. A few Jewish athletes and Jewish groups called on the United States to boycott, and while some other groups…
We are excited to announce the launch of our refreshed online experience. The new website expresses the work of Jewish World Watch in bold new ways while being more accessible, intuitive, and responsive than ever before. The refreshed website places the focus on the survivors and how you can take action. Our striking new design…
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…
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 (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…
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…