Tunisia: Reverse the President’s power grab
Presidential Decree 117 on 22/09/2021 is an affront to the Rule of Law and the constitutional order and must be immediately revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Tunisia: Political will and judicial independence needed for effective accountability, warn NGOs before UN Human Rights Council
The ICJ, together with the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) and Avocats Sans Frontiers (ASF) delivered today a statement before the UN Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on the situation of accountability for gross human rights violations in Tunisia.
Tunisia: President must reestablish the rule of law
President Kais Saied must immediately revoke his decree renewing the State of Exception and related measures sine die, the International Commission of Jurists said today.
Tunisia: Judiciary must act as a check on President’s power grab
An independent and impartial judiciary must hold in check President Kais Saied’s arbitrary exercise of power, the international Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Tunisia: President’s power grab is an assault on the rule of law
President Kais Saied’s dismissal of Tunisia’s head of government and suspension of parliament constitute a flagrant attack on the rule of law and erodes the foundations of the constitutional order in Tunisia, the International Commissions of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
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