Tunisia became a member of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’
Rights in accordance with the Law n° 82-64 of the 6th August 1982.
Its third Periodic Report, in application of the African Charter on Human
and Peoples’ Rights, had been presented and examined by the African
Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights along with the second Report at its
18th Ordinary Session, in October 1995. The African Commission on Human and
Peoples’ Rights had formulated proposals which had been favourably received
and taken into account by Tunisia.
The present document contains the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth Periodic Reports of Tunisia which should have been
presented in conformity with the Note Verbale of the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights of the 30th March 1995. The latter Note had
indicated that several Periodic Reports which are outstanding from Member
States to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights can be combined in
a single Report.
One can usefully refer to the basic documents which constitute the first
part of the Reports from Member States as well as to Tunisia’s preceding Report
which had been presented in application to the Charter.
Tunisia is pleased to maintain the dialogue with the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights and to discuss the points raised in the concluding
observations recently formulated by the Commission.
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