The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report indicates that arbitrary detention of human rights lawyers and advocates have increased in China in 2015.
Cambodian lawmakers have approved a proposed law setting rules for creating and running trade unions, which rights groups decried Tuesday as designed to curb workers' rights and limit their ability to stage strikes.
The Russian court has recently ruled on shutting down of human rights group Agora. The court alleged that Agora was involved in political activity influencing the public opinion.
Parliament member Martin Fayulu was arrested and later released two days before a planned anti-government demonstration. The leader of the Commitment to Citizenship and Development political party was arrested for alleged civil disobedience.
