Rights watch

Zimbabwe: English Bar condemns treatment of human rights lawyer | Law Gazette

The Bar Council of England and Wales has condemned a Zimbabwean court ruling against a veteran human rights lawyer, saying it forms part of ‘a wider pattern of harassment and intimidation’.

China: Concerns grow for wellbeing of jailed rights lawyer Yu Wensheng | Radio Free Asia

The wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has warned that he could face disability as a result of his continued detention, amid warnings that he is vulnerable to torture or other forms of mistreatment.

Thailand: Human rights lawyer and protest leader of ‘Free People’ arrested for third time | Pattaya Mail

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa was arrested for a third time on Tuesday for sedition charges related to his role in anti-government rallies.

Iran: Jailed rights lawyer’s health deteriorated while on hunger strike | Iran Human Rights Monitor

Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was transferred to the clinic of the Evin Prison after her health deteriorated on the 9th day of her hunger strike.

China: Why a Chinese former prosecutor chose to harbour a dissident | South China Morning Post

Lawyer Yang Bin paid a heavy price for sheltering prominent Chinese civil rights activist Xu Zhiyong in her house for a week.

Turkey: Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death | Bianet

After arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik died on the 238th day of her death fast, politicians, lawyers and artists criticised the silence in the face of her demands and underlined the importance of the right to a fair trial.

Philippines: Human rights workers are being systematically killed | Los Angeles Times

Zara Alvarez was at least the 90th victim of an extrajudicial killing on the Philippine island of Negros under the Duterte administration.

Lebanon: ‘Excessive and lethal force’ used against protesters | Middle East Eye

Lebanese security forces used “excessive and at times lethal force” against anti-government protesters in downtown Beirut earlier this month, causing hundreds of injuries, a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has found.