Category Archives: Tunisia

Protecting human rights as Tunisians finally vote for change

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Conor Fortune

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 →

Posted in Censorship and Free Speech, Middle East And North Africa, Tunisia, Women | 1 Comment

Europe must reaffirm its commitment to the rights of refugees and migrants

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Conor Fortune

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 | 2 Comments

Nafousa Mountain Libyans living in fear

Posted on 18 April 2011 by Amnesty International Blogger

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 →

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Fleeing conflict and finding shelter under the Tunisian desert sun

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Amnesty International Blogger

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

Posted on 31 March 2011 by Amnesty International Blogger

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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