Concerns over new civilian deaths at the hands of Afghanistan's Taliban; Tunisia faces political crisis; Australia should support equitable vaccine access; Saudi Arabia punishes ex-official's children; a massive purge of civic groups in Belarus; France ratifies workplace violence treaty; and Hungarians show support for LGBT rights. 

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Afghanistan's civilian casualties have hit a record high, according to a new UN study. Fears of further atrocities are rising amid reports of Taliban abuses

Tunisia's democratic constitution faces its biggest test yet, as the President sacked the government and froze the parliament, following a day of protests on Sunday.

Australia and neighboring countries are hard hit by the Covid-19 Delta variant, experiencing record death rates and new lockdowns. The government should support all measures to resolve the global vaccine shortage, including publicly supporting the TRIPS waiver on patents.

Saudi Arabia targeted two young people with serious charges solely to create leverage against their father. 

It's the end of civil society in Belarus as we knew it, after the government intensified its purge of human rights organizations

France's National Assembly adopted a bill to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, which sets out global standards for preventing and responding to violence and harassment at work. 

On Saturday, thousand of Hungarians gathered for Pride parade in support of LGBT rights, openly defying the government's targeting of sexual minorities.