Tunisia

Tunisia: Elections in an Atmosphere of Repression

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:53:53 -0700

(New York) - Repressive acts and tight controls on the election process have tainted the prospects for free and fair presidential and legislative elections in Tunisia on October 25, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tunisia: Rights Activist Arrested, Threatened

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:11:33 -0700

(New York) - The Tunisian government should end the harassment of the human rights activist and journalist Abdallah Zouari immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.

Will Arab States help end the Scourge of Cluster Munitions?

Joe Stork, published in "Al-Sijil" — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:30:05 -0700

Back in 2006, Israel's profligate use of cluster munitions in Lebanon caught the public eye, nowhere more so than in the Arab world. During the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces rained rockets loaded with cluster munitions on south Lebanon, the vast majority in the last 3 days of the conflict.

Italy: Expulsion of Tunisian Violates European Human Rights Convention

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:49:25 -0700

(New York) - Italy's expulsion of a Tunisian terrorism suspect to a country where he is at real risk of torture is the latest example of how it flouts the absolute ban on such returns, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tunisia: End Activist's Banishment

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:27:02 -0700

(New York) - Tunisian authorities should end the arbitrary banishment to a remote village of the political activist and journalist Abdallah Zouari, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent today to Minister of Justice Béchir Tekkari and Minister of Interior Rafeek Belhaj.

Tunisia: Honor Pledge on Prison Access

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:36:15 -0700

(Geneva) - Tunisia should honor its pledge to grant Human Rights Watch access to its prisons, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tunisia: Revolving Door Shows Intolerance for Dissent

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:02:04 -0700

(New York) - The Tunisian government released a long-serving political prisoner only to re-arrest him a few weeks later solely for expressing his political views to the media, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tunisia

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:33:51 -0800

President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and the ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Assembly, dominate political life in Tunisia. The government uses the threat of terrorism and religious extremism as a pretext to crack down on peaceful dissent. There are continuous and credible reports of torture and ill-treatment being used to obtain statements from suspects in custody.

Tunisia: Longtime Political Prisoners Freed

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:13:29 -0800

(New York, November 6, 2008) - President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia freed several prominent political prisoners on November 5, 2008, and Human Rights Watch urged authorities to release all persons held for nonviolent political activities and to end the harassment of former political prisoners.

Tunisia: Rice Should Press for Rights Improvements

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should urge the Tunisian government to end its harassment and imprisonment of human rights activists when she visits the country on Saturday, September 6, Human Rights Watch said today. She is scheduled to meet with President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who has held office since 1987.