In November, Lawyers Without Borders (ASF) and the Tunisian Bar Association (ONAT) launched a campaign to speed up the implementation of legislation intended to protect the rights of detainees. It has been almost two years since parliament voted to reform Tunisia’s penal code through the adoption of Law n°5-2016, known more simply as Law 5. And yet statistics and testimonies indicate that misconduct by officials and human rights abuses committed in police stations and detention centers remain commonplace. What will it take for old practices to be replaced by the procedures set out in the new legislation?
Amnesty International /Egypt: Evidence points to torture carried out by Morsi supporters
Evidence, including testimonies from survivors, indicates that supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi tortured individuals from a rival political camp, […]
Amnesty: Last opportunity for Tunisian lawmakers to enshrine human rights for all in Tunisia’s new Constitution
Amnesty International’s analysis of the latest draft of Tunisia’s new Constitution.
#Tunisia: One year on, no accountability for repressed protest
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Date: 9 April 2013 AI Index: MDE 30/004/2013 Tunisia: One year on, no accountability for repressed […]
Tunisia: ‘Plus ca change’ on human rights, says Amnesty-New report
[…] Torture remains pervasive in detention centres, particularly those of the State Security Department, the organisation warned, and statements allegedly obtained under torture are being accepted by courts as evidence to convict defendants. Incommunicado detention is also being covered up with officials falsifying arrest documents. […]
Tunisia: Behind Tunisia’s ‘Economic Miracle’: Inequality and criminalization of protest
Tunisia’s ‘economic miracle’ has not benefited all, nor has it been matched by greater enjoyment of human rights. This was […]
Tunisian trade union leader on trial for role in protests
4 December 2008. A trade union leader and 37 others face trial in Tunisia on Thursday, accused of fomenting unrest […]
Tunisia: torturing detainees
In spite of this, Tunisia is not widely perceived as a country in which serious human rights violations are committed. Indeed, during a state visit to the country in April 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised the Tunisian government’s efforts in fighting terrorism and declared that “the sphere of liberties” in the country was improving.
Union for Mediterranean: a way to bypass human rights?
(Brussels, 11 July) The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) initiative, to be endorsed on 13 July, may lead to a […]
Tunisie : Les autorités tunisiennes confirment par les actes les accusations d’Amnesty International
« Il est grand temps que les autorités cessent de rendre un hommage de pure forme aux droits humains et […]
Tunisia: Abuses continue despite official denial
A former prisoner and alleged torture victim whose case was cited in Amnesty International’s recent report on human rights abuses […]
Tunisie : torture, détention illégale et procès inéquitables
Des centaines, voire des milliers de jeunes gens, y compris d’enfants, suspectés de crimes de terrorisme, ont été arrêtés en Tunisie ces cinq dernières années. Nombres d’entre eux ont été torturés, ont subi de mauvais traitements, ont été détenus au secret et soumis à des disparitions forcées.