Beijing’s human rights policies drive unfavourable views of China, Pew survey finds | South China Morning Post

Concerns about China’s human rights record dominated a new global public opinion poll released on Wednesday, dovetailing with increasingly unfavourable views of the country among many nations in North America and Europe.

Melilla migrant deaths: Who’s to blame for the incident on Morocco-Spain border? | Middle East Eye

The deaths of at least 23 people while trying to cross from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Melilla last week was the result of violence and complicity by police from both sides of the border, human rights activists have said.

Human rights groups demand the release of Mohamed El-Baqer | Egypt Watch

Twenty human rights groups issued a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, director of Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms.

The rights defender who dared challenge Kyrgyzstan’s security services | Eurasianet

Crusading lawyer Kamil Ruziyev took cases nobody else would and made plenty of enemies along the way.

Turkey: ‘You cannot touch Pınar Selek’s acquittal’ | Bianet English

The “We Are Still Witness” Platform has criticised the decision to overturn feminist author Pınar Selek’s acquittal in the trial over the Egyptian Bazaar explosion in 1998.

Indian journalist arrested over Twitter post | Financial Times

Indian journalist Mohammed Zubair has appeared before a magistrate after being arrested over a Twitter post, a move criticised as an attack on freedom of expression by press and human rights’ groups.

Qatar fails to offer World Cup safety guarantees to LGBTQ+ fans | The Guardian

Qatari authorities have failed to give a guarantee to travelling LGBTQ+ supporters that they will be safe at the World Cup, prompting leading organisations to advocate against travel to the tournament.

Amazon rainforest activist under threat in Brazil plans to flee his home | Mongabay

Erasmo Theofilo, an agroecologist, founded a farmers’ cooperative in one of the most hostile corners of the Amazon to defend landless and poor rural workers and promote sustainable farming practices. He has been the target of death threats, ambushes and attempts on his life.

The plan to overturn abortion rights in Europe | Politico

When news broke that the US Supreme Court had overturned decades of precedent and opened the door to abortion bans across the country, the reaction from opponents of the procedure in Europe was simple: We can do it too.