Activists condemn shooting of pro-independence lawyer in West Papua | The National

Human rights activists have condemned the shooting of a lawyer in West Papua who is known for defending people campaigning for the country’s right to self-determination.

Russia charges Russian-German lawyer with treason | Al Jazeera

Russia has accused a dual Russian-German national and lawyer of treason.

Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years | AP News

Mohamed Ziane, an ex-Moroccan minister of human rights, has been sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners.

UN human rights chief calls on Bangladesh to disclose protest crackdown details | France 24

UN human rights chief Volker Turk has demanded Bangladesh disclose details surrounding the crackdown on anti-job quota protests last week that killed 193 people.

Human rights groups file complaint to UN over continued detention of Iranian rapper | Iran International

Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship, and the Human Rights Foundation have jointly submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) regarding the ongoing detention and mistreatment of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi.

Labour must drop challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant, says human rights chief | The Guardian

Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch says the UK should not challenge the international criminal court’s right to seek justice for alleged war crimes.

Exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar convicted in absentia for criticising Russian army | CNN

A Moscow court has sentenced exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar in absentia to eight years and a half years in prison for disseminating “fake news” about the Russian army, the latest conviction in Russia’s campaign of legal retribution against independent and opposition media.

Uganda charges dozens of anti-graft protesters | Voice of America

Dozens of people who joined scattered anti-corruption rallies in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in defiance of an official ban have been charged and held behind bars.

Activists accuse proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty of empowering surveillance, repression | The Record

Human rights and privacy advocates slammed the current version of the UN Cybercrime Treaty in advance of next week’s negotiations to finalise it, saying the draft agreement will increase surveillance and criminalization of journalists, human rights activists, children and members of civil society worldwide.

Human rights not top priority in Rwanda, but hopes remain | DW

Rwanda’s development after the 1994 genocide may spell success to many outside observers. But its human rights record leaves much to be desired. What prospects for change does President Kagame’s reelection hold?