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HRW: Tunisia should modify draft constitution to protect human rights
May 13, 2013 by Addison Morris
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Tunisia to modify the country's draft constitution to address potential human rights violations. After analyzing the third draft constitution, HRW expressed concern that the language recognizes universal human rights regarding only "cultural specificities.... [more]
HRW urges Tunisia to repeal criminal defamation law
March 20, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Tunisian authorities to repeal a law that criminalizes defamation. The call comes after two Tunisian citizens were charged with defamation for publicly exposing alleged wrongdoing of Tunisian officials. The men face up to two years in prison if convicted.... [more]
Tunisia lawmakers vote on timetable for constitution, elections
March 15, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Tunisian lawmakers voted on Friday to establish a deadline for elections and an initial draft constitution. The draft constitution must be completed by the end of April and elections must be held by December. A spokesman for Mustafa Ben Jaafar, speaker of the constituent assembly, stated that the.... [more]
UN rights chief condemns killing of Tunisia political opposition leader
February 6, 2013 by Jerry Votava
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday spoke out against the assassination of Chokri Belaid, a political opposition leader in Tunsia. Belaid was killed by gunfire outside of his home on Wednesday morning. Pillay described Belaid as "a prominent defender of human rights and.... [more]
UN calls on Tunisia to ensure women's rights in new constitution
January 14, 2013 by Peter Snyder
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice on Monday called on the government of Tunisia to adopt stronger constitutional measures to combat gender inequality and discrimination, while accelerating the participation of women in all aspects of society. The working.... [more]
Tunisia military court convicted former president of torture [this day at law]
November 30, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On November 30, 2011, a Tunisian military court convicted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on torture charges relating to the torture of 17 military generals during a 1991 attempted coup. Ben Ali's sentence of 5 years in prison was added to a previous 35 year prison sentence from June.... [more]
Libya postpones trial of former PM
November 12, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The trial of former Libyan prime minister Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi began on Monday, but the hearing was postponed until December 10 to give counsel from both sides additional time to prepare for the case. Mahmoudi served as prime minister under Muammar Gaddafi from 2006 until he fled to.... [more]
HRW urges Tunisia to investigate 10-month span of attacks by religious extremists
October 15, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Tunisian authorities to investigate a series of attacks by religious extremists over the last 10 months and to bring to justice those responsible. Of the artists, intellectuals and political activists attacked, six filed formal complaints with police.... [more]
The Egyptian Revolution
September 4, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
The Egyptian Revolution was one of the most prominent in a wave of protests that swept the Middle East beginning in early 2011. While many countries, including Bahrain, Yemen and Syria also experienced social reverberations that emanated from Tunisia's popular protests, a social movement that some.... [more]
UN calls on Tunisia to protect women's rights
August 21, 2012 by Max Slater
The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged the government of Tunisia on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights are protected in line with the nation's international human rights obligations. Kamala Chandrakirana, the head of the UN Working Group,.... [more]
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