Artists in support of Human Rights Watch; Eritrean troops committed massacres in Ethiopia's Axum; disturbing new law proposed in Cambodia; China’s dangerous game around Covid-19 vaccines; Kyrgyzstan's draft constitution should be withdrawn; Lebanon’s new sexual harassment law falls short; asylum seekers the Trump administration sent to Mexico face abuse; US should make changes to Dream Act; and our new podcast.

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An engaged group of contemporary artists have announced an auction to benefit Human Rights Watch.

Eritrean armed forces massacred scores of civilians, including children as young as 13, in the historic town of Axum in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020, according to new research released today.

The Cambodian government has already passed an abusive state of emergency law and is now proposing a vague and overly broad Covid-19 law that would further erode the rights of activists and dissidents.

China is playing a dangerous game around Covid-19 vaccines.

The draft constitution submitted to the Kyrgyz Parliament undermines human rights norms and weakens checks and balances necessary to prevent abuses of power.

Lebanon’s new sexual harassment law falls short of international standards, by addressing sexual harassment solely as a crime and neglecting prevention, labor law reforms, monitoring, and civil remedies.

Asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the administration of former US president Donald Trump have faced violence and extortion.

Congress should make significant changes to a version of the Dream Act introduced on March 3, 2021 in the United States House of Representatives, Human Rights Watch says.

A new podcast series, called Power of the Streets, features young African activists who are fighting gender-based violence and discrimination and leading change across the continent. Listen and subscribe now!