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Bizerte City Civil Prison

Pre-trial detention and execution of sentences · Overcrowding; substandard accommodation conditions.

270Original capacity
270Actual capacity
430Number of detainees
159%Declared occupancy rate

Capacity compared with the number of detainees

Original capacity270
Actual capacity270
Number of detainees430

Overview

About the detention facility

Overcrowding; substandard accommodation conditions.

Location note: Current coordinates are approximate and require editorial verification before the exact location is adopted.

Human rights situation

Documented violations

1Ill-treatment
1Suspected torture

22 April 2022

Rayen Khalfi

On 22 April, Rayen appeared before the court in normal health and expressed remorse, and his lawyer requested his release in view of his young age and clean record, but the request for release was refused despite the judge's apparent sympathy. On 29…

Timeline

Key events

  1. Rayen Khalfi

    On 22 April, Rayen appeared before the court in normal health and expressed remorse, and his lawyer requested his release in view of his young age and clean record, but the request for release was refused despite the judge's apparent sympathy. On 29 April, his family noticed…

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