The human rights progress in Tunisia has started to regress under the current government, warned Amnesty International, as the country marked the first anniversary of free and fair democratic elections.
Although last year’s elections were widely praised, reforms, including the release of political prisoners and new laws on press freedom, have not been maintained, said Amnesty International.
The Amnesty International Report, ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?’, ended with several recommendations aimed at addressing the impunity for human rights violations, guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary, eradicating torture and other ill treatment, reforming the security forces, upholding freedom of expression, and protecting women’s rights.
“Protesters, who have continued to take to the streets in different parts of Tunisia to express their dissatisfaction with the slow pace of reform, have been met with unnecessary and excessive force” said Amnesty.
Furthermore, investigators from the UN and African Union have also noted rights violations that include attacks and torture against journalists, artists and activists.
