“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights law to deport migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers without conducting an individual and objective risk assessment of the potential human rights violations they might face upon return. Women and children deported The…
—File photo A migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia. According to Tunisian authorities, 1 person has died and 10 migrants are missing in the boat accident. Tunisian authorities also say that coast guards have rescued 11 people on board the boat. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’,…
“It is troubling to see Tunisia, a country that once held so much hope, regressing and losing the human rights gains of the last decade,” Mr. Türk said, urging the country to “change course”. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that over the past three months, the Tunisian authorities have used security and counter-terrorism…
Government teacher fired for sexually abusing 16 children in Tunisia; Photo: File Tunis City: A brutal teacher in Tunisia sexually assaulted 16 students aged 8 to 12 while working at a public educational institution. According to the Arab News Agency, a government teacher in Tunisia has been dismissed for abusing innocent children and an investigation…
Photo: Social Media A shooting incident has taken place near a Jewish synagogue in Tunisia, resulting in the death of 4 people. In this regard, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior says that the shooting happened in Djerba island. The Tunisian Interior Ministry said two police officers and two tourists were among the dead in the…
“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a statement issued under the Committee’s early warning and urgent action procedure. The mechanism aims at considering situations that may escalate into conflicts with a view to taking preventive actions to avoid full-scale violations…
File photo Five people have been confirmed dead after four migrant boats sank off the coast of Tunisia. According to foreign media, the Tunisian coast guards rescued 84 people on board the boats, while thirty-three people are still missing. Foreign media say that the migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy when…
The migrant boat sank in Tunisia, 54 were rescued. Photo: File Tunisia: Two migrant boats sank in Tunisia in two consecutive days, in which a total of 14 people died while 54 people were rescued. According to the World News Agency, two migrant boats sank today and yesterday off the coast of Tunisia. In the…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A meeting of Arab interior ministers was held in Tunisia under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Qais Saeed. According to Saudi media, the delegation of Saudi Arabia was led by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz. On this occasion, the Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia said…
Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that since Saturday, at least nine people have been reportedly arrested and some detained, on security and graft charges. Among those arrested were two former judges, a lawyer, a prominent businessman, the head of a radio station and the leader of the Islamist Ennahdha political party, according to media reports. Concern…
