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Tunisia - OPCAT Situation

Updated 08.05.2013

Tunisia acceded to the OPCAT in 2011 and discussions on the establishment of a NPM started straight away. A drafting committee was established with the aim of presenting a NPM proposal to the relevant ministries. A consensus emerged to establish a new specialised institution to perform the functions of NPM: the National Body to Prevent Torture (Instance Nationale de la Prévention de la Torture).

The proposal was submitted to the Ministry of Justice in August 2012 and was introduced to the Parliament in November 2012 for its consideration. As of May 2013, it is currently being examined by three different parliamentary commissions.

The SPT member Hanss-Jorg V. Bannvart is the SPT Focal Point for Tunisia.

Opcat status
OPCAT Ratification June 29, 2011
OPCAT Ratification comment

(OPCAT Ratification Law)

UNCAT Ratification September 23, 1988
NPM Designated

Under Consideration

Information
Population 10 486 339
Area (sq km) 163 610
Number of prisons 36
Prison population 26 000
Quick links

CAT: Concluding Observations (November 1998) and Report of Tunisia (to be examined in November 2011)

UPR: Report of the Working Group (April 2008)

HRC: Concluding Observations (April 2008)

SR on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights: Report (January 2010)

SRT: Visit (May 2010) - see press release