Tunisia: CFJ calls for a halt to the verdict against human rights activist Rashad Tamboura and review laws that limit freedom of expression

08/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 7, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the confirmation of the sentence issued by the Court of […]

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CFJ joins rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

12/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   Several human rights organizations, including the Committee for Justice (CFJ), have called on United Nations mechanisms […]

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UN expert: Tunisia’s presidential decrees undermine independence of judiciary and access to justice 

17/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 17 July 2022  The UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, […]

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On its visit to Tunisia, UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture reveals that it has monitored serious problems despite the remarkable progress

07/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 7 April 2022 The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) said Tunisia had made progress […]

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UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture visits Tunisia   

27/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva 27 March 2022  The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is planning to […]

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Tunisia: UN demands authorities to respond to request to establish cemetery for Baha’i minority   

28/02/2022

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 28, 2022 United Nations human rights experts affirmed that the Tunisian authorities’ rejection […]

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Tunisia: UN concerned about possible physical assault and intimidation against human rights defender by security services 

20/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: February 20 2022  UN experts have expressed their grave concern about acts of harassment, physical […]

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UN High Commissioner urges Tunisia’s President to restore work of Supreme Judicial Council and preserve its independence 

09/02/2022

News briefing    Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 8 2022  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, urged […]

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Tunisia: UN High Commissioner condemns human rights violations

13/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 11, 2022 The Ssokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Throssell, emphasized […]

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UN concerned about mass expulsions of migrants, including women and children, from Tunisia to Libya 

27/12/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 27, 2021 UN experts have expressed their deep concern about allegations of the collective […]

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UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to visit Tunisia and Lebanon in 2022  

30/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: 30 November 2021   The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it […]

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UN concerned about disappearance and forcible deportation of an Algerian refugee from Tunisia 

23/11/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 23, 2021 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the disappearance and the allegations […]

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Tunisia: Human rights organizations commend National Dialogue Quartet for forming a working committee to follow up on situation in Tunisia

16/08/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations stand in solidarity with Tunisian civil society, following the decision of President of Tunisia Kais Saied to take unprecedented exceptional […]

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UN concerned about excessive use of force against protesters in Tunisia and the restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly

01/07/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 28 June 2021     United Nations human rights experts have indicated that the excessive use […]

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Tunisia: UN expert praises democratic progress since Revolution, says more needed for LGBT persons 

18/06/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: 18 June 2021  A UN human rights expert on Friday acknowledged the steps taken by Tunisiasince […]

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