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Tunisia: Still Many Challenges for the Country
TUN - News | 15 July 2015
On 18 June 2015, Gabriela Knaul, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (SRIJL), presented the main findings of her Tunisia visit report. The report aims to assess the Tunisian judicial systems and changes since the 2011 revolution. While the judicial system has made significant progress with regards to the independence of the judiciary and the establishment of an interim body that now replaces the Supreme Judicial Council, there are still significant challenges ahead. Gabriela Knaul visited Tunisia from November 27 to December 5 2014.
Tunisia: Majdi* arrested at Carthage airport and tortured by police in Gorjani
TUN - News | 07 July 2015
On 2 July 2015, Alkarama submitted an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on torture (RST), Juan Méndez, regarding the case of Majdi*, who was arrested at Tunis airport on 9 June 2015, tortured for several days and is currently incarcerated at Mornaguia prison.
Tunisia: On the Increasing Practice of Secret Detention in the Context of the Fight Against Terrorism
TUN - News | 23 June 2015
On 12 June 2015, Alkarama provided the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) – a body of 10 independent experts that monitors the implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) by its State parties – with a list of 20 issues to be addressed to Tunisia in September 2015, following the State's ratification of the ICCPED on 29 June 2011. After this first step, Tunisia will have to submit its responses, for its initial review by the Committee in early 2016.
Tunisia: Torture of Young Woman in the Name of the Fight Against Terrorism
TUN - News | 08 January 2015
On 5 January 2015, Alkarama sent a communication to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism regarding the case of Hanene Chaouch, a young volunteer advocating in favour of orphans - held and tortured by the Tunisian authorities under the pretext of the fight against terrorism led by the Tunisian state for the last few years.
Tunisia: 20-Year-old Woman Arrested and Tortured for her Facebook Account
TUN - News | 24 December 2014
On 5 December 2014, Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur against Torture (SRT) regarding the case of a young woman arrested and tortured by the security services under the pretext of fighting against terrorism.