Tunisia
The 2019 legislative elections in Tunisia produced a fragmented parliament. Through 2020, parliament made no progress in reforming laws that violate or threaten human rights. It also failed to agree on its allotted appointments of judges to the constitutional court, which could play a pivotal role in ensuring that laws conform with the rights provided by the 2014 constitution. President Kais Saied, elected in 2019, renewed a state of emergency. Tunisians who spoke out risked occasional criminal prosecutions for “defamation” and other speech offenses, and those who demonstrated sometimes faced excessive force from the police.
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LGBT Rights
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Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests
1 Dead, Arrests for Facebook Posts and ‘Insulting Police’
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News
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Tunisia: Harassment, Arbitrary Detention of LGBT Rights Activist
Failure to Address Complaint Against Police
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Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests
1 Dead, Arrests for Facebook Posts and ‘Insulting Police’
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Tunisia: Homosexuality Convictions Upheld
Appeals Court Applies Law Criminalizing Same-Sex Activities
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Tunisia: Two-Year Sentence for Homosexuality
Arbitrary Detention; Reported Attempt to Require Discredited Anal Exam
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