The European Union, France and the United States have already expressed their “concern” and “concern” in the face of a wave of arrests of lawyers, radio and television columnists and community activists.
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced, Friday May 17, “bullying and harassment” of which lawyers and members of the media critical of the government and its migration policies are victims in Tunisia. 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 Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the High Commission in Geneva, during a press briefing.
The 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”underlined Ravina Shamdasani.
“The rule of law must be respected and people arbitrarily detained, including for defending the rights of migrants and fighting against racial discrimination, must be released”still demands the High Commission, adding that “the human rights of all migrants must be protected and xenophobic hate speech must stop”. Ravina Shamdasani said the Office was “very concerned by the fact that migrants, mostly from south of the Sahara, as well as the people and organizations who help them in Tunisia, are increasingly targeted”.
