AJWS Blog

The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.

Stories of Hope: January 2026

Welcome to 2026 — a year that will undoubtedly be filled with challenges, challenges we’ll meet together with stronger resolve and greater resistance. Thank you for standing with AJWS and our partners over the past year, and thanks in advance for continuing to support the kind of human rights progress that’s so essential right now. …

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Guardians of Zoka: Inside the Fight to Save a Ugandan Rainforest

In the Adjumani district of Northern Uganda stands the Zoka Forest Reserve, one of the country’s magnificent rainforests. Its canopy provides shade to an extraordinarily biodiverse population. Rare butterflies, flying squirrels, primates, old-growth mahogany trees and hundreds of plant species make Zoka a place worth protecting at all costs. And to the native communities who …

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