TUN - News
Tunisia: Karim Rhimi Tortured Under Pretext of Fighting Against Terrorism
TUN - News | 27 October 2014
On 17 October 2014, Alkarama sent a communication to the Special Rapporteur on Torture regarding the case of Karim Rhimi, a 22 year old student arrested on 19 September 2014 and severely tortured by the anti-terrorist squad.
Tunisia: Dr. Sadek Chourou Released
TUN - News | 01 November 2010
Tunisia: Walid Hosni remains disappeared - Tunisian authorities claim he "travelled to Italy"
TUN - News | 20 April 2010
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Tunisia: Human Rights Committee dissatisfied with government's reply
TUN - News | 01 November 2009
In the follow-up to the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee's periodic review of Tunisia, the government submitted, in March 2009, a reply to four of the recommendations. The Committee then wrote a follow-up letter in which it stated that such information was insufficient.
Tunisia: Dr Chourou’s detention conditions tantamount to torture
TUN - News | 09 September 2009
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Dr. Chourou in 2008 |
Dr. Sadok Chourou, the former chairman of the Tunisian political movement "Al-Nahdha", has been arbitrarily detained for nearly 20 years and has greatly suffered under particularly inhumane detention conditions.
Alkarama once again submitted his case on 9 September 2009 to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, asking it to intervene with the Tunisian authorities. Our organization had already sent a communication to the Working Group on 19 December 2008 due to his re-arrest barely a month after his release.
Alkarama once again submitted his case on 9 September 2009 to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, asking it to intervene with the Tunisian authorities. Our organization had already sent a communication to the Working Group on 19 December 2008 due to his re-arrest barely a month after his release.