The United Nations International Law Commission will organise next August 4 in Geneva a conference around the initiative launched in 2012 by Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki on the creation of an international constitutional court (ICC), Ali Bin Fetais al-Marri, member of the commission announced on Thursday. The initiative is intended as an instrument to meet international commitments to the implementation […]

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Justice, Human Rights and Transitional Justice Minister Hafeh Ben Saleh received, on Tuesday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence Pablo De Greiff. The talk focused on the need to support the Truth and Dignity Commission, secure its independence and make available the necessary material, human and logistical resources. The United […]

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The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) welcomes the launch of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC) and considers its inauguration a significant step in the country’s effort to establish the truth about past human rights violations. With the launch of the TDC on June 9, 2014, the country will join more than 40 other countries that have instituted truth […]

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A co-operation agreement between the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment and the Qatar Friendship Fund, aimed to encourage youth to launch private projects, through funding mechanisms, mentoring and coaching, was signed, on Friday morning, in Tunis. The agreement aims specifically to support young jobless promoters, in coaching, complementary training, funding, creation of data bases, especially for those having project […]

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The Launch of a national campaign to draw up a charter of rights for people with disabilities was the focus of a press conference held by the Tunisian Organisation for the Defense of the Rights of People with Disabilities (OTDDPH) on Thursday at the seat of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Tunis. The […]

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The 21st annual Conference of COPEAM, the Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators, kicked off, Saturday in Gammarth. The conference is focusing on the search for new impulsion and renewed mechanisms of participation in the Mediterranean audiovisual field… Source : Tunis Afrique Presse

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