Following the ouster of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, an Islamist party won a plurality of seats in the following election. The first draft of a new constitution upholds several key human rights but also undermines women’s rights and freedom of expression. Tunisians now enjoy a greater degree of freedom of assembly, expression, and association than in the past. However, the protection of human rights has been hampered by the failure to make the judiciary more independent. The executive branch has attempted to control the media, and authorities fail to investigate physical assaults allegedly committed by religious fundamentalists.
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Reports
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The Reform Agenda
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Silencing Labor and Student Unions in Tunisia
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"A Larger Prison"
Tunisia
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