Tunisia
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 against abuses. The 2014 constitution guarantees key civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights. However, Tunisian authorities have made little progress in overhauling legislation that fails to comply with the constitution, particularly the penal code and code of criminal procedures. Several people have been prosecuted for alleged defamation or “insult” of state officials and on charges of “harming public order” or “public morals,” and a few journalists and bloggers for publishing information or their opinions.
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Tunisia: Scant Help to Bring Home ISIS Members’ Children
200 Held in Squalid Camps and Prisons in Libya, Syria, Iraq
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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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Tunisia: Six Orphans Brought Home from Libya
Thousands of Children of ISIS Suspects in Syria, Libya, Iraq Need Help
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A Hopeful Speech, but Will Tunisia’s President Deliver?
Kais Saied Should Back Words with Action on Key Rights Issues
