Skander Sassi, a 33-year-old Tunisian citizen, holds a disability card certifying an intellectual disability, is under regular psychiatric follow-up, and has previously been hospitalised at Razi University Hospital…
Types of violation · Documented cases
Violation of due process
All documented cases classified under this type of violation, linked to the detention facility where they occurred and to their source.
Showing 16 of 16 cases
Chadha Hadj Mbarek, a Tunisian journalist, faces serious charges in connection with her work as a journalist, in the framework of a case known as "Instalingo", after a…
Abir Moussi, a lawyer and president of the Free Destourian Party, was arrested on 3 October 2023 after going to the Presidential Palace to submit a grievance concerning…
Saadia Mosbah, a human rights activist, is president of the association "Mnemty", which aims to raise awareness of the value of diversity and the importance of equality and…
Mariem Sassi, a young Tunisian woman and political activist with the Free Destourian Party, spent 8 months in Manouba Women's Prison, having been sentenced to imprisonment under Article…
Sihem Bensedrine, a human rights defender and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, aged 76, has since 2021 faced an escalating series of judicial proceedings relating…
On 4 May 2025, Wassim Hafedh Jaziri was arrested by National Security forces following a complaint against him: the officers stormed his home without a judicial warrant and…
Abdallah Said, a civil society activist, is president of the association "Children of the Moon", which works to support children with xeroderma pigmentosum ("children of the moon") and…
Hamza Dridi, a 33-year-old Tunisian man, had been held in Borj El Amri prison for more than one year and nine months without any judgment being handed down…
Jasser Said, a 22-year-old Tunisian student in his second year of higher education majoring in English, from Ariana governorate, suffers from severe psychological disorders (bipolar disorder) and has…
Issam Chebbi, a veteran Tunisian politician and Secretary-General of the Republican Party, was charged in the "conspiracy against state security" case and sentenced to 18 years in prison.…
Jawhar Ben Mbarek, a law professor and leading figure in the National Salvation Front, was arrested on 24 February 2023 in the framework of the "conspiracy against state…
March 2023
Habib Ellouze
Habib Ellouze, a former member of the National Constituent Assembly and a leading figure in the Ennahdha movement, aged 72, has been held under a committal warrant since…
Date of arrest: 15 July 2025
Montassar Abdelwahed
On 15 July 2025, Montassar (a middle-aged Tunisian man, married and father of four) was arrested in the street by plain-clothes security officers, who searched him without finding…
3 August 2022
Rached Khiari
Rached Khiari was arrested on 3 August 2022 on the basis of four wanted notices issued by the Tunis Court of First Instance, the Tunis 2 Court and…
On 27 June 2025, the investigation report was referred to the Public Prosecution
Issam Grimen
Issam Grimen, a Tunisian citizen who spent 20 years in Italy before being deported to Tunisia about a year and a half ago, was being held in Gafsa…
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All Types of violation
Ill-treatment 28
Denial of medical care 26
Violation of due process 16
Suspected torture 15
Suspicious death in prison 13
Denial of family visits / contact with family 10
Denial of access to a lawyer 6
Overcrowding 5
Misuse of solitary confinement 2
Enforced disappearance 1
Denial of educational and recreational rights 1
Individualised-treatment classification 1