Tunisia

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia - 23 June 2008

Abuses by security forces in Tunisia go unpunished, despite lip service to human rights by the government.

Tunisia: Human rights lip service - 23 June 2008

The Tunisian government is misleading the world as it conveys a positive image of the human rights situation in the country while abuses by its security forces continu

UN examines human rights in member countries - 7 April 2008

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.

Tunisia: Court’s decision to uphold death sentence a failure to redress injustice - 21 February 2008

Amnesty International deplored the upholding of the death sentence against one of 30 men convicted of terrorism by the Tunis Appeal Court and the fact that seriou

Tunisia: human rights briefing for 20th anniversary of President Ben Ali’s rule - 2 November 2007

Next week, 7 November 2007 marks the 20 year anniversary of the accession to power of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Tunisian lawyer Mohammed Abbou released - 31 July 2007

A Tunisian lawyer and 21 other long-term political prisoners were released under a presidential pardon on 24 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Tunis
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Freedom of expression and association remained severely restricted.