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Tunisia: New parliament must prioritize human rights, says Amnesty International

In its 10-point human rights agenda Amnesty International is calling on the Tunisian authorities to:

  • commit to electing the missing members of the constitutional court
  • Implement the recommendations of the Truth and Dignity Commission
  • repeal legal provisions criminalizing freedom of expression
  • protect the space for independent civil society
  • strengthen parliamentary oversight to ensure perpetrators of human rights violations are brought to justice
  • guarantee gender equality
  • decriminalize same-sex relations
  • ensure emergency measures do not violate human rights
  • Finalize establishing the Commission for Sustainable Development and the Rights of Future Generations
  • abolish the death penalty
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