Uganda: Police detain leading lawyer for LGBT rights on money-laundering charges | The Guardian

Security agencies in Uganda have arrested a prominent human rights lawyer over alleged money laundering.

Thailand: UN rights office calls on government to amend royal insult law | Al Jazeera

The United Nations human rights office has called on Thailand to amend its lese majeste law, which it said had been used against at least 35 activists, one as young as 16, in recent weeks.

Turkey: Europe’s top human rights court orders immediate release of jailed Kurdish leader Demirtas | Arab News

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas.

China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers | Modern Diplomacy

China has mounted a “shocking” five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights, putting them in prison and even torturing them, an expert mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said in a statement.

Iran: New directive allows Iranian judiciary to control lawyers through disciplinary body | Center for Human Rights in Iran

A new directive has been issued by the judiciary that allows it to investigate complaints against lawyers, sidestepping the Iranian Bar Association’s own tribunal for such investigations and effectively asserting judicial control over any attorney in Iran.

Saudi deported Indians for protesting against Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim register | Middle East Monitor

Arab media has reported that Saudi Arabia deported a number of non-resident Indians (NRI) living in the Gulf state for protesting against the highly controversial register introduced by the far-right Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pakistan: Karima Baloch, Pakistani human rights activist, found dead in Canada | The Guardian

A dissident Pakistani human rights activist living in exile in Canada has been found dead in Toronto after going missing.

Libya: ICC concludes third visit to investigate Haftar’s crimes | Middle East Monitor

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded its third visit to Libya on Wednesday to investigate the crimes committed in the country by the militia of General Khalifa Haftar.