The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) works to combat religious intolerance, end torture, and oppose all forms of discrimination, issues of central importance to the Jewish community and beyond. We protect human rights around the world by engaging with governments, diplomats, the United Nations and other international organizations, and civil society partners.
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The 2025 JBI Human Rights Lecture, delivered by the Honorable Prof. Irwin Cotler, renowned human rights advocate and founder and international chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights on October 21, addressed the theme of Justice and Injustice after October 7th. A recording of the lecture is available here. 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the…
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While antisemitic incidents have been documented at record-high levels since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel, recent weeks have seen rhetoric praising, justifying, encouraging, and inciting violence against ‘Zionists’ and Jews as proxies for Israel become shockingly prevalent online and worldwide. The International Day on Countering Hate Speech will be commemorated by the…
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The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, as announced in the Federal Register on May 13, 2025, with an effective date of July 14, 2025. This abrupt and inadequately justified decision exposes thousands…
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On January 27, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights convened an event at AJC commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day and appealing to diplomats and UN leaders to act with moral leadership and courage to affirm and confront the increasingly prevalent antisemitism, including…
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On September 26, 2024, the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) gathered prominent experts, diplomats, advocates, and scholars for the JBI Human Rights Lecture in New York City. Delivered by Professor Yuval Shany, entitled “International Law Under Fire: The International Rule of Law, International Lawfare and the Gaza War,” the lecture…