By its resolution No. A/RES/78/286 adopted on 7 June 2024, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 10 June as the International Day for Dialogue among Civilisations, “to raise awareness of the value of the diversity of civilisations and to encourage dialogue, mutual respect, tolerance and global solidarity.” This day seeks to replace the narrative of the “clash of civilisations” with that of an “alliance of civilisations” grounded in constructive dialogue between peoples.

Alkarama has recently addressed the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) under the follow-up procedure relating to its Opinion concerning Mr Rached Ghannouchi, a leading Tunisian opposition figure, former Speaker of Parliament and head of the Ennahdha movement, following the life sentence imposed on him on 2 June 2026 by the Criminal Chamber specialising in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance in the so-called “Secret Apparatus” case. 

On 4 June, the world observes the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, established by United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-7/8 of 19 August 1982 during the resumed seventh emergency special session on the question of Palestine. In that resolution, the General Assembly expressed its outrage at the “great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children victims of Israel’s acts of aggression.” 

Alkarama confirmed the release of Jordanian student Mahmoud Al Etewi on 24 May 2026, after 27 months in detention, following a trial that did not meet the standards of a fair trial, on charges of accessing internet sites deemed “contrary to the rules”. 

The interception by Israeli occupying forces of the “Global Resilience Flotilla” in international waters, followed by the detention and alleged torture of hundreds of civilian activists and humanitarian volunteers, has sparked a wide wave of legal and diplomatic condemnation. Numerous consistent testimonies report serious violations suffered by detainees, including physical and sexual assaults, ill-treatment, humiliation, and psychological torture.

Alkarama has sent a letter to the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, asking it to engage with the Tunisian authorities to ensure the implementation of Opinions No. 2/2025 and No.

On 12 May 2026, Alkarama submitted to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) the cases of three Syrian brothers, Fouad Ahmed Doum, Maher Ahmed Doum and Reda Ahmed Doum, who were arbitrarily arrested and subsequently disappeared in Homs in September 2011. 

The Unknown Fate of the DOUM Brothers 

On 15 April 2026, Alkarama submitted its annual contribution to the UN Secretary-General's report on intimidation and reprisals against persons cooperating with United Nations human rights mechanisms

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has urged Tunisia to halt the escalating crackdown targeting civil society organizations, journalists, human rights defenders, opposition figures, activists, and judges through criminal prosecutions and administrative restrictions.