ABOUT JUBILEE CAMPAIGN

Jubilee Campaign USA promotes the human rights and religious liberty of ethnic and religious minorities in countries which imprison, terrorize or otherwise oppress them. We advocate the release of prisoners of conscience and the change of laws as necessary to effect these purposes. Jubilee also advocates against the exploitation of children, paying particular attention to the sex industry in Asia.

Jubilee Campaign was founded by Danny Smith in London in the early 1980s after he and others worked to free the "Siberian Seven", a group of Christians trapped in the American embassy in the U.S.S.R.

Upon their release, Jubilee Campaign embarked on its long-term vision to serve as a nondenominational and nonsectarian human rights organization advocating on behalf of those suffering from religious discrimination internationally. In 1987 David Alton, Member of Parliament, launched Jubilee Campaign UK as a voice to the British Parliament. Now over 150 Members of Parliament have adopted cases of religious persecution from around the world.

Ann Buwalda, an immigration attorney in Northern Virginia, founded the US branch of Jubilee Campaign in the early 1990s. Jubilee Campaign USA lobbies Congress on behalf of those suffering religious persecution and human rights violations. Furthermore, we actively travel overseas to promote religious tolerance. We handle certain cases involving religious asylum seekers and we promote and financially support children's rights internationally.