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Monitoring protection mechanisms / Reports and Publications / Tunisia / 2016 / April

Tunisia: Submission of Joint Alternative Report to the UN Committee against Torture

April 19, 2016.- OMCT and 12 Tunisian partner organisations* have submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) in the framework of the review of the Third Periodic Report on Tunisia which will take place on 20th and 21st April 2016 in Geneva.

The report focuses on the gaps within the current legal framework regarding torture, living conditions in places of deprivation of liberty and the difficulties for victims of torture to make claims for reparation.

The report also mentions a series of recommendations to Tunisia.

* Association pour la Justice et la Réhabilitation (AJR) ; Association Al Karama (AL KARAMA), Association Tunisienne des Jeunes Avocats(ATJA) ; Association Internationale pour le Soutien des Prisonniers Politiques (AISPP) ; Damj, l’association Tunisienne pour la justice et l’égalité (DAMJ) ; Fondation Tunisienne pour la Réforme Judiciaire et de Sécurité (FTRJS) ; Justice pour les Anciens Militaires (INSAF) ; Liberté et Équité (L&E) ; Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (LTDH) ; Observatoire Chahed (CHAHED) ; Observatoire Tunisien pour l’Indépendance de la Magistrature (OTIM) ; Observatoire Tunisien des Prisons (OTP).


The report is also available in Arabic and French. 

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Date: April 19, 2016
Activity: Monitoring Protection Mechanisms
Type: Reports and Publications
Country: Tunisia
Subjects: Justice system, Police, Military and Paramilitary, Torture and violence

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