Turkey waging war against Kurds and Yazidi genocide survivors
In 2014, the Yazidis in Iraq suffered genocide at the hands of the Islamic State. Last year, the Kurds of…
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Tag: Refugees
Even during a pandemic, protect rights and prevent atrocities
COVID-19 has leveled the playing field in many ways — its indiscriminate nature and rapid spread remind us all of…
Finally arrived: Meeting the Rohingya in the camps for the first time
Yesterday was my first day in the camps. Haythem, from one of our partner organizations, met me and my traveling…
The L.A. Walk to End Genocide is THIS SUNDAY!
The Walk to End Genocide is a community event that brings together activists of all ages and backgrounds to rise…
Rohingya repatriation: stop everything until big changes are made
After Bangladesh and Myanmar officials met in Dhaka in late October, they announced that they had developed a concrete plan…
In Darfur, refugee returns are involuntary, poorly planned and potentially dangerous
In my last update on Darfur, I expressed skepticism regarding the United Nations’ assessment that the situation in Sudan had…
Sharing the Tree of Life Synagogue’s pain
We are all connected, and our hearts are broken. As the tragic news poured out of Pittsburgh on Saturday morning,…
The Trump Administration’s support for religious freedom: Too good to be true?
When news of the Trump administration’s new Genocide Recovery and Persecution Response Program was announced in late July by Vice…
Ex-diplomats warn Pompeo against cutting U.S. refugee bureau
Thirty-two former U.S. diplomats and 11 aid groups penned a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on July 23,…
Where would you go? What would you bring?
*Brooke Cichosz, a 2016 Schulweis Fellow contributed to this post. Imagine if you were forced to flee your home. What would…