Tunisia

Alkarama and several other human rights organisations have warned that the life of Mr. Rached Ghannouchi, President of the Ennahdha Movement, former Speaker of Parliament and an 85-year-old political prisoner, is in real and imminent danger due to the serious deterioration of his health. 

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. 

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.