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Tunisian Journalists Condemn Human Rights Association Suspension

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Tunisian authorities have ordered the suspension of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group LTDH. Numerous NGOs have denounced these moves as attempts at intimidation through bureaucracy amid shrinking civil space in Tunisia. The organization reported it has not yet received official notification but has received information regarding the freeze of its operations. The organization played a role in the 2014 political decree following the revolution. The organization reported receiving information regarding the freeze on Friday, though formal government notification is still pending. The Ministry of Justice halted a memorandum of understanding that previously allowed the association to visit prisons. This move is viewed as a potential precursor to a permanent freeze on the group's operations.

Tunisian authorities have ordered the suspension of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group LTDH. Numerous NGOs have denounced these moves as attempts at intimidation through bureaucracy amid shrinking civil space in Tunisia. The organization reported it has not yet received official notification but has received information regarding the freeze of its operations. The organization played a role in the 2014 political decree following the revolution. The organization reported receiving information regarding the freeze on Friday, though formal government notification is still pending. The Ministry of Justice halted a memorandum of understanding that previously allowed the association to visit prisons. This move is viewed as a potential precursor to a permanent freeze on the group's operations. This action follows the Ministry of Justice's decision to stop working with a memorandum of understanding that allowed the League to visit prisons. The League has been a prominent Arab and African human rights defender for half a century. Observers fear this suspension could lead to a permanent freeze of the League's activities. The group is facing allegations of receiving funding from entities intended to destabilize the country and undermine human rights. They describe the move as a dangerous precedent that threatens remaining civil liberties in the country.

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Sources · 7 independent

Bluesky Social

“Tunisia suspends Nobel Peace Prize-winning LTDH rights group https://www.europesays.com/africa/2039. Tunisia suspends Nobel Peace Prize-winning LTDH rights group https://www.europesays.com/africa/203947/”

RFI Afrique

“Cette fois, la ligue tunisienne des droits de l'homme est visée selon un communiqué pub...”

Al Araby Radio

“تلك الفرضية بأن محاولة الإقتيال في بطلر بن سلوانيا في شهر جلاي”

Al Araby Radio Qatar

“تلك الفرضية بأن محاولة الإقتيال في بطلر بن سلوانيا في شهر جلاي”

RFI Afrique

“La Ligue Tunisienne des droits de l'homme annonce qu'elle a été suspendue pour un mois communiqué avant tiers soir de la part de cette LTDH”

RFI Afrique

“La Ligue précise ne pas avoir reçu encore la notification du gouvernement mais des informations concernant le gêle de ses activités. Elle affirme qu'elle va contester la décision via un recours juridique.”

RFI Monde

“La Ligue précise ne pas avoir reçu encore la notification du gouvernement mais des informations concernant le gêle de ses activités. Elle affirme qu'elle va contester la décision via un recours juridique.”

Mastodon

“Tunisia suspends one of Africa’s oldest rights groups as crackdown widens”

Al Araby Radio

“تونس نصف قرن من النظر الحقوقي تجربة عربية وإفريتية طليعية في الدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان يتهددها إجراء قضائي بتعليق نشاطها”

Al Araby Radio Qatar

“تونس نصف قرن من النظر الحقوقي تجربة عربية وإفريتية طليعية في الدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان يتهددها إجراء قضائي بتعليق نشاطها”

Al Araby Radio

“the Tunisian Human Rights League... is threatened by a judicial procedure to suspend its activity, a procedure feared to be a prelude to the final freezing of the League's activity.”

Al Araby Radio

“The judicial procedure threatens to suspend the activities of the League, an action feared to be a precursor to the final freezing of the League's activities.”

Al Araby Radio Qatar

“قررت محكمة الأسئناف بطون استأخير قضية الأسئناف بين جدران رابطة حقوق الإنسان في تونس... يتهددها إجراء قضائي بتعليق نشاطها”

Al Araby Radio Qatar

“اتهامات بتلقي تمويلات من جهات داعمة معتبرة أن الهدف منها زعزعة الاستقرار وحقوق الإنسان في تونس... يتهددها إجراء قضائي بتعليق نشاطها”

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