Pakistani rights lawyer says he has returned home after abduction | Al Jazeera

Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir returned home a day after his wife reported he was abducted by unidentified armed men in the southern city of Karachi.

Turkish court acquits former local Amnesty head, others of terrorism charges | The New Arab

A Turkish court has acquitted the former local head of Amnesty International, Taner Kilic, and three other rights activists in a re-trial of a protracted case on terrorism charges.

Myanmar lawyers face harassment, intimidation in junta courts: HRW | France24

Myanmar lawyers defending political detainees in junta-run courts are being harassed and even jailed by military authorities, Human Rights Watch has said, warning that intimidation was forcing many to stop taking cases.

UN court rules Rwandan genocide suspect mentally unfit to stand trial | CNN

A UN war crimes court has ruled that 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga is no longer capable of “meaningful participation” in his trial.

Poland deports Russian defector who claimed to be former spycatcher | FT

Poland has deported a Russian former spycatcher who defected to the west, accusing him of falsely pledging to co-operate and share evidence of war crimes in Ukraine.

UN commission accuses Israel of taking aim at Palestinian human rights groups | ABC News

Investigators commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body have accused Israel of “delegitimizing and silencing civil society” by outlawing Palestinian human rights groups and labelling their members as “terrorists”.

Uganda faces surge of HIV infections as anti-LGBT law drives patients underground | The Telegraph

Uganda faces a surge of HIV infections, local doctors have warned, as patients have been driven underground by the most draconian anti-gay laws on earth.

Philippine court denies bail for Duterte critic de Lima | The Star

Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima has been denied bail on the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, her lawyer said.

Israeli arms manufacturer sent equipment to Myanmar despite US embargo, says report | Middle East Eye

An Israeli weapons manufacturer exported equipment to Myanmar despite a US and European Union embargo imposed over the country’s genocide against the Rohingya Muslim people, according to a new report.

LGBTQ+ Americans living in state of emergency, human rights group warns | The Guardian

LGBTQ+ Americans are facing a state of emergency as states continue targeting them with legislation, the community’s largest advocacy organisation has declared.

Five Hong Kong human rights activists call for Gay Games to be cancelled | Outsports

Gay Games XI is set to take place in Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico, this November. These five Hong Kong human-rights activists have lived in the Chinese city but have since left.