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Tunisia: High Commissioner calls for an end to the crackdown on civil society, journalists, the opposition, and the judiciary

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. 

08 May 2026
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راشد الغنوشي

Tunisia: UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls for the immediate release of political leader Rached Ghannouchi

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted Opinion No. 63/2025 on 10 November 2025, concluding that the detention of Mr. Rached Kheriji, widely known as “Rached Ghannouchi” and former Speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved Parliament, is arbitrary and calling for his immediate release. 

23 Mar 2026
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تونس والمعتقلون السياسيون

Tunisia: Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience Between Death and Slow Agony – Joint Statement

The signatory human rights organizations express their deep concern and strong dissatisfaction regarding the alarming deterioration of public freedoms and human rights in Tunisia.

15 Nov 2025
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Our concerns
  • Inadequate protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in domestic legislation and persistence of past practices;
  • Permanent state of emergency facilitating violations of the fundamental rights and guarantees of individuals;
  • Impunity of perpetrators of past violations documented by the Truth and Dignity Commission.

 

Human Rights Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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ICCPR Ratification Date
Individual Complaint procedure with the Human Rights committee (ICCPR Optional protocol 1) Ratified ?
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Date of Ratification of ICCPR Optional protocol 1
Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (abolition of death penalty) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Human Rights Committee
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Next Human Rights Committee State Report due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
UNCAT Ratified ?
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UNCAT Ratification Date
OPCAT (National Preventive Mechanism) Ratified ?
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National Preventive Mechanism (OPCAT) created ?
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UNCAT Art 20 (confidential inquiries) ratified ?
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UNCAT Art 22 (Individual Complaint procedure) Ratified ?
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Date of last Concluding Observations by Committee against Torture (CAT)
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Next CAT State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
ICPPED Ratified ?
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ICPPED Ratification Date
ICPPED Art 31 (Individual communications) ratified ?
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ICPPED Art 33 (Inquiry procedure ) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
2016-05-24
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Next CED State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Human Rights Council
Date last Universal Period Review (UPR)
UPR Next Review
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Membership of Human Rights Council:

2006, 2017-2019

National Human Rights Institution
Comité Supérieur des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés Fondamentales
Accreditation with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
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Latest Reports
Tunisie: Examen Périodique Universel – Quatrième cycle - rapport d'Alkarama mars 2022

TUNISIA: UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW 2022 - 4 TH CYCLE - ALKARAMA'S SUBMISSION TO THE STAKEHOLDERS’ SUMMARY

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Universal Periodic Review
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Tunisia: Universal Periodic Review- 3rd cycle- Alkarama's Report - Sep 2016

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Universal Periodic Review
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Tunisia: Universal Periodic Review- 2nd cycle- Alkarama's report- nov 2011

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Universal Periodic Review
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Tunisia: Committee against torture- 3rd review - Alkarama's list of issues - Mar 2011

Tunisia
Committee Against Torture
Report
Tunisia: Human Rights Committee - 5th Review - Alkarama's Follow up Report - Mar 2009

Tunisia: Human Rights Committee - 5th Review - Alkarama's Follow up Report - Mar 2009

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Human Rights Committee
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