The UN Human Rights Office notes its concern about the oppression of migrants in Tunisia
The United Nations Human Rights Office yesterday noted its concern about "increasing oppression and acts of violence against immigrants in Tunisia. The office has said that the rights of all immigrants must be protected.
The United Nations Human Rights Office yesterday noted its concern about "increasing oppression and acts of violence against immigrants in Tunisia. The office has said that the rights of all immigrants must be protected.
Ravina Shamdasani Msejai of the Office of Human Rights of the United Nations has told journalists in Geneva that they are concerned about the increasing acts of violence and oppression of immigrants in Tunisia, mostly from the south of the Sahara desert, individuals and institutions that work to help citizens. those.
Shamdasani has also said that at the same time they are witnessing an increase in the use of words of humiliation and racism against black immigrants and black Tunisians," He explained that the human rights office has recorded incidents of arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists who criticize the Tunisian government and its immigration policies.
He has added that the sabotage attack reported last week in the office of the Tunisian Bar Association undermines the rule of law and violates international standards regarding the protection of freedom and the work of lawyers.
Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged government authorities to respect and protect freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and peaceful assembly as emphasized in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that Tunisia has signed.
