Expanded travel ban foments hate, harms civilians fleeing atrocities
On January 31, the Trump Administration added six countries to its three-year-old travel ban. Once colloquially known as the “Muslim…
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Tag: Yemen
JWW on the Hill: New Congress, new opportunities
While in Washington, D.C. for the Lemkin Summit, I had the opportunity to meet with several members of Congress and/or…
Ceasefire called for in Yemen
Following months of deadly battles, the warring parties in Yemen agreed on Dec. 13 to a CEASEFIRE in Hodeidah, the…
Senate passes bipartisan resolution to end military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
In a historic bipartisan rebuke to the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators passed a bipartisan resolution today to END U.S. SUPPORT…
Senate vote on Yemen a step in the right direction
Big news for Yemen — finally, Congress has stepped up to the plate and managed to get the ball rolling…
Yemen: ‘I feel my friend’s pain and my pain. I don’t feel anything else’
“I feel my friend’s pain and my pain. I don’t feel anything else.” These are the words of 12 year…
Yemen on the brink: The U.S. must stop facilitating potential war crimes
The bodies of two children, a two-year old boy and a newborn girl, were dug up Sept. 16 from under…
Yemen: The time to act is now
Scores of innocent children died last Thursday in a senseless attack on a school bus in Yemen. On August 9,…