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Tunisia: Unfinished Rights Business

New Government Should Suspend Abusive Laws

(Tunis) – Tunisia’s new government, approved by Parliament on February 27, 2020, should make human rights a priority, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should protect fundamental rights in eight key areas: ending criminal…
A general view of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in Tunis, Tunisia, May 2016.
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Tunisia: Truth Commission Outlines Decades of Abuse

Identifies High-Level Suspects; Recommends Overhaul of Judiciary, Security

(Tunis) – Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission on March 26, 2019 made public its five-volume report analyzing and exposing the institutional networks that enabled human rights abuses over five decades, Human Rights Watch said today.…
The first public hearing held by the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), at Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia on November 17, 2016.
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Tunisia: Flaws in the Landmark Ben Ali Verdict

Absentia Status in Trial for Killing Protesters Undercuts Justice

(Tunis) – The trial before the Le Kef military Tribunalof former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and others underscores the steps that must be taken if Tunisia’s judiciary is to hold officials of the ousted regime fully and fairly accountable for human…
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Tunisia: Q&A on the Trial of Ben Ali, Others for Killing Protesters

1. What is the Ben Ali trial all about? 2. Who are the defendants? 3. What are the charges? 4. What are the shortcomings of the trial? 5. Are there other trials in connection with the December 2010 uprising? 6. What kind of accountability for human rights…
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Tunisia: Affirm Human Rights in New Constitution

Parties’ Responses to Questionnaire Shed Light on Their Stances

(Tunis) – Many parties competing in Tunisia’s election for a constituent assembly on October 23, 2011, believe that basic freedoms should be protected, but they disagree about circumstances under which freedoms could be limited, Human Rights Watch said in…