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Human rights groups condemn attacks on Tunisia’s judiciary

Tunisian judges display banners during a protest against President Kais Saied's move to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council in Tunis in February [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

Human rights and civil society organisations are calling for an end to attacks on Tunisia’s judiciary.

About 37 organisations – both Tunisian and international ones, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International – released a statement on Monday voicing concern about the crackdown on the judiciary’s independence and the withering away of the right to a fair trial in the country.

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