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Amnesty International
Amnesty International Charges Tunisia Gives Only Lip Service to Human Rights
July 12th, 2008
The Tunisian government is misleading the world by conveying a positive image of the human rights situation in the country while its security forces committed abuses with impunity and it continues unabated, Amnesty International revealed today in a new report, "In the Name of Security: Routine Abuses in Tunisia." "The Tunisian government has repeatedly asserted that it abides by its international human rights obligations, yet this is far from the reality. It is high time that the authorities stop paying lip service to human rights and take concrete action to end abuses," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Program. "As a...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-12)
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