Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Evidence of torture and deaths in custody in Tunisia suggest human rights gains of the uprising are sliding into reverse gear
New evidence of deaths in custody and torture collected by Amnesty International suggests that brutal repression is on the rise…
January 13, 2016
Press Release
Five years after the tragedy that sparked an uprising, human rights remain at risk in Tunisia and beyond
Five years since fruit-seller Mohamed Bouazizi sparked wide-ranging protests in Tunisia and the wider region after setting himself alight in…
December 17, 2015
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Tunisia: Sentencing of six men for same-sex relations highlights state’s entrenched homophobia
The jailing of six Tunisian men sentenced to three years in prison for sodomy is a shocking example of deep-rooted…
December 14, 2015
Press Release
Tunisia: Sweeping crackdown signals abuse of emergency measures
Security forces have carried out scores of arrests and detentions in the wake of last week’s suicide attack in central…
December 2, 2015
Press Release
Tunisia: Rapists given a way out while their victims are blamed and punished
Loopholes in Tunisia’s laws are granting perpetrators of rape, sexual assault and physical violence a way out while their victims…
November 25, 2015
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize fitting tribute to Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet’s fight for rights and freedoms
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet’s newly awarded Nobel Peace Prize is a fitting tribute to its members’ work in strengthening…
October 9, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Tunisia: When Bones Speak the Struggle to Bring Faysal Baraket&8217;s Torturers to Justice
On a grey, rainy 1 March 2013 in the small town of Manzil Bouzalfa in Nabeul governorate, the exhumation of…
October 23, 2013
Press Release
Justice Needed in Tunisia after Second Political Murder This Year
The Tunisian authorities must deliver justice to stem a worrying tide of political violence, Amnesty International said after Mohamed Brahmi…
July 25, 2013
Press Release
Analysis Shows New Draft Constitution of Tunisia Still Falls Short On Human Rights
On June 1, 2013, Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) received the latest draft of the country’s Constitution and is expected…
June 5, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Tunisia 2013
Republic of Tunisia Head of state Moncef Marzouki Head of government Hamadi Jebali The authorities restricted freedom of expression and…
May 29, 2013