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. […]

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Tunisia: ‘Plus ca change’ on human rights, says Amnesty-New report

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