Since President Kais Saied, democratically elected in October 2019 for five years, took full powers in a coup in July 2021, civil society has deplored a regression of rights and freedoms in Tunisia.
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A presidential election will be held in Tunisia on October 6, announced on Tuesday, July 2, the head of state Kais Saied, in power since 2019 and whose five-year term is coming to an end. “The President of the Republic issued a decree today, July 2, 2024, calling voters for a presidential election on Sunday, October 6, 2024.”the presidency wrote in a statement.
Since President Saied, democratically elected in October 2019 for five years, took full powers in a coup in July 2021, civil society has deplored a regression of rights and freedoms in Tunisia.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced in May: “bullying and harassment” which are victims in Tunisia of lawyers and members of the media critical of the government and its migration policies. The searches against the Bar Association in this country “undermine the rule of law and violate international standards relating to the protection of the independence and function of lawyers. Such acts constitute forms of intimidation and harassment”denounced the spokesperson for the High Commission in Geneva, during a press briefing.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, “urges the authorities to respect and safeguard the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, which are guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Tunisia is a party”she had stressed.
