Tunisia
North Africa
Following the rollback of democratic gains, presidential decrees, and the protection of judicial independence in Tunisia.
Our position on Tunisia
We call for the restoration of judicial independence in Tunisia, the release of those detained on political grounds, and the repeal of executive decrees that override constitutional protections of expression, association, and fair trial.
HuMENA
Areas of work
What we work on in Tunisia.
Civic Space & Freedoms
LatestTunisia | Article 24 Reform Leaves Questions of Justice Unanswered
Protection of Defenders
LatestTunisia | Court hearings continue for activists arrested after protest in solidarity with detained Sumud Flotilla activists
Digital Rights & Civic Tech
LatestFrom Criticism to Crime: How Tunisia Uses Article 86 Against Dissent
Inclusive Governance & Justice
LatestFive Years of Entrenched Presidential Rule in Tunisia: Human Rights Regression Since 25 July 2021
Diaspora & Exile Engagement
LatestTransnational Oppression: Gendered Repression Across Borders
Chronicle
HuMENA's work in Tunisia
Our statements, letters and reports on Tunisia, newest first.
Oct 2026
STATEMENTS
Sep 2026
STATEMENTS
Sep 2026
STATEMENTS
Aug 2026
STATEMENTS
Aug 2026
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Aug 2026
STATEMENTS
Jul 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2026
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2026
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2026
STATEMENTS
May 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Mar 2026
STATEMENTS
Feb 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Feb 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Jan 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Oct 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Jul 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Jun 2025
PRESS RELEASES
May 2025
ANALYSIS
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
UN UPR
Civil-society submissions on rule of law
EU dialogue
Briefings to EU institutions
Joint letters
With regional partners on detained politicians
Defenders
Cases we follow.
Human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers whose cases in Tunisia we follow. Some people we document are not named here, for their safety.
Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
Tunisia | Article 24 Reform Leaves Questions of Justice Unanswered
Tunisia | Court hearings continue for activists arrested after protest in solidarity with detained Sumud Flotilla activists
Tunisia | Drop Terrorism and State-Security Charges Against Journalist Zied El Heni, Already Serving a One-Year Sentence
Tunisia | Ensure Mohamed Yousfi’s Defense Rights and Medical Care Pending His Release
From Criticism to Crime: How Tunisia Uses Article 86 Against Dissent
Tunisia | HuMENA Condemns Appeal Court Decision Upholding Ghassen Boughdiri’s Seven-Month Sentence in Maersk Case
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