A major disappointment for humanrights advocates is that tunisia s new constitution will not include an explicit reference to international humanrights laws and treaties. Culture of tunisia history, people, clothing, traditions. Human rights watch defends the rights of people worldwide. Six years after ousting its authoritarian president, zine elabidine ben ali, tunisia continued to consolidate human rights protections, even as serious violations continued. Find out about our business, people and how we are working to power progress together with more and. Letter to tunisians no to terrorism, yes to human rights tunisians, in shock and horror over the recent terrorist attacks, have demanded strong and determined measures to eliminate terrorism. We develop fair and effective criminal justice through practical programmes and systemic reform. We are a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with an average of 86,000 employees in more than 70 countries.
Our ambition is to see criminal justice systems that uphold human rights for all and do no harm, to allow the development of safe societies. It was founded in 1976, but associations had to be governmentrecognized, and the government delayed considerably before giving official recognition in may 1977. Thousands more tunisian and foreign workers escaping civil war in libya flooded into tunisia and joined the exodus. Civil liberties are severely restricted in tunisia. Fighting terrorism and respecting human rights are two sides of the same coin, 46 national and international human rights organisations said today in an open letter addressed to all tunisians and titled no to terrorism, yes to human rights. In july 1995, tunisia signed an association agreement with the european union that in 2007 would make the country part of a freetrade area around the. Penal reform international promoting fair and effective. Everything you need to know about human rights in tunisia.
There were reports of torture and other illtreatment. The interim government of prime minister ali laarayedh took office on february 27. He is probably best known for writing the final two verses of the current national anthem of tunisia, humat alhima, that was written originally by the egyptian poet mustafa sadik elrafii. Instead, it refers to tunisia s cultures and principles of human rights, a vague expression that leaves much room for interpretation. Human rights defenders and political opponents are regularly arrested, subjected to unfair trials and imprisoned.
Tourist info when traveling to north africa, modest clothing is necessary to respect their religion when in the towns and cities. In 1984 the population of the city itself was estimated at about 600,000. Trade and handicraft, the order of lawyers, and the human rights league assumed the responsibility of resolving political tension in tunisia. The high committee for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a governmentfunded agency charged. Families of people who died at the hands of the police in recent years continued to await justice. Food fact 8 tourist attractions out of all north africa tunisia is one of the smallest country. Founded by young tunisian assets located in france. At least 78 trials, which concerned grave human rights violations, began before these chambers during the year. Following the revolution, tunisias human rights record has been imperfect, and its new government still has. The governments primary agency to investigate human rights violations and combat threats to human rights is the ministry of human rights and transitional justice, established after the october 2011 elections. They understandably identify terrorism as a threat to both the tunisian people and the nation. Fighting terrorism and respecting human rights are two sides of the same coin, 46 national and international human rights organizations said today in. Association for the support of children assen the assen is a humanitarian association, established in november 2010.
The human rights council was meant to be a standing body that would meet yearround to promote and protect human rights with a membership that excluded the worst human rights violators. This guide to law online tunisia contains a selection of tunisian legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. Nobel peace prize is awarded to national dialogue quartet. We offer professional, multidisciplinary rehabilitation to victims of torture and other severely traumatized refugees in denmark and support local rehabilitation services around the world.
Tunisian league of human rights ltdh euromed rights. Although tunisias new government may be free, there is no guarantee that it will have a stellar human rights record. See cnn s tunisia fast facts for more information on the north african country, where the jasmine revolution gave rise to the 2011 arab spring. After gaining its independence, tunisia remained closely connected to france economically and politically and it developed strong ties with western nations, including the united states. Tunisia is a small arab country in north africa that represents both the aspirations of freedom and struggles against terrorism that roil the region.
Tunisia was in a similar position to that of algeria, with a geographic position which linked it the main transsaharan routes. A network of more than 80 human rights organisations, institutions and individuals based in 30 countries in the euromediterranean. Human rights watch concluded that the military courts had largely respected the rights of the defendants but had faced serious obstacles that prevented their. Fra is a human rights organisation born out of tunisias 2011 revolution that uses performance art.
A major disappointment for humanrights advocates is that tunisias new constitution will not include an explicit reference to international humanrights laws and treaties. Ugtt and the culture of dialogue in tunisia opendemocracy. Despite threats and attacks, tunisian activists are still. On her return from tunisia, the author kept in touch with some of the young people in the south, and began a. Seven human rights organizations yesterday protested a tunisian courts imposition of threeyear prison sentences dec. Tunisia world middle eastnorth africa human rights. Famous people of tunisia facts about world countries. Echebbi was born in tozeur, tunisia, on 24 february 1909, the son of a judge. Tunisia must live up to promises to end impunity for. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Tunisia human rights report 20 jewish virtual library. Tunisia experienced several deadly attacks by islamist extremists in 2015, which led its parliament to adopt a new counterterrorism law that imperils human rights and lacks adequate safeguards. Media in category human rights in tunisia this category contains only the following file.
In 1160, tunis became the provincial capital of the morocconbased almohad dynasty. Founded in 1993, the cairo institute for human rights studies cihrs is an independent regional nongovernmental organization which aims to promote respect for the principles of human rights and democracy in the arab region. Cairo institute for human rights studiestunis jamaity. One of the strengths of this frame of reference is its universality. Tunisia and the world summit on information society. Despite threats and attacks, tunisian activists are still fighting for greater lgbt rights. The universal declaration of human rights and the most important human rights conventions of the united nations together form a broadbased regulatory framework for international human rights protection. Created in 1997 in response to the barcelona declaration and the establishment of the euromediterranean partnership, we stand by universal human rights principles and strongly believe in the value of cooperation and dialogue across and within borders. Tunisia statistics, rankings, news us news best countries. Unicef is committed to doing all it can to achieve the sustainable development goals sdgs, in partnership with governments, civil society, business, academia and the united nations family and especially children and young people.
Three of the organisations are the tunisian recipients of the 2015 nobel peace prize. Three international human rights ngos release a joint report on the information society in tunisia and on the operational conditions for the preparation of the world summit on information society to be held in tunis in novembre 2005. Originally tunis was a satellite town of carthage, located about 6. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future.
Assen helps the poorest children in tunisia and around the world. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Tunisia 20 human rights report executive summary tunisia is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a government appointed after the january 2011 revolution ousted former p resident zine elabidine ben ali. Pages in category human rights in tunisia the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. While the immediate months after the revolution were characterized by significant improvements in the status of human rights, some of those advances have since. The old roman province of africa under the arabs became first ifriqiya, then later tunisia.
Instead, it refers to tunisias cultures and principles of human rights, a vague expression that leaves much room for interpretation. Our online human rights trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top human rights quizzes. Human rights advocates decry 3year sentences in tunisia. The president of the human rights league, abdessattar ben moussa, told the radio station, it proves that dialogue is the only way to solve a crisis and not weapons. The population of the greater tunis urban area is estimated at 2,083,000 2001, more than onequarter of the countrys total population of 9,673,000. Slavery in tunisia was a specific manifestation of the arab slave trade, which was abolished on 23 january 1846 by ahmed i bey.
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