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Category Archives: Tunisia
Protecting human rights as Tunisians finally vote for change
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Response Advisor, in Tunis There is much excitement and hope, and apprehension too, here in Tunisia on the eve of the first real multi-party elections in the country’s history. This vote also marks … Continue reading
Europe must reaffirm its commitment to the rights of refugees and migrants
By Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Head of Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International Some 150 bodies were found in the sea off the Tunisian Kerkennah islands only a few weeks ago. These bodies were of people who fled the violent conflict … Continue reading
Posted in Libya, Middle East And North Africa, Migrants, Refugees, Tunisia
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Nafousa Mountain Libyans living in fear
By Diana Eltahawy, Libya researcher at Amnesty International. In normal times, Dhehiba is a quiet, small town in southern Tunisia, three kilometres away from the country’s border with Libya. Today, times here are anything but normal. This area is experiencing … Continue reading
Posted in International Organizations, Refugees, Tunisia
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Fleeing conflict and finding shelter under the Tunisian desert sun
By Diana Eltahawy, Libya researcher at Amnesty International. In the last three days, we have been visiting camps erected in the desert near the Libyan-Tunisian border post of Ras Jdir, which now host thousands of people fleeing the ongoing conflict … Continue reading
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Italian island turns to nightmare for stranded Africans
By Charlotte Phillips, one of Amnesty International’s delegates currently on Lampedusa The negligence of the Italian authorities has turned the island of Lampedusa into the site of a humanitarian crisis. In the last few weeks and months, thousands of Tunisians, … Continue reading
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