Tunisia: Draft Constitution Still Slights Rights

Email The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) should modify articles in the new draft constitution that threaten human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the assembly members. The provisions that cause concern relate to the status of international conventions ratified by Tunisia, judicial immunity for the head of state, lack of sufficient guarantees for the independence of the judiciary, and ambiguous formulations that could threaten rights and freedoms. (Tunis) – The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) should modify articles in the new draft constitution…

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