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Africa North
Tunisia: ''daily institutional violence'' against migrants
2023-12-19
[AFRICANEWS] "Arbitrary arrests", "forced displacements" and "illegal expulsions" towards the borders with Libya and Algeria, migrants colonists, refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia suffer " daily institutional violence", denounced the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), based in Geneva, in a report published on Monday.

The 58-page study, which cites direct testimonies and from partner NGOs, points the finger "responsibility" Tunisian authorities in"violations committed on the territory, including border areas".

She notes that the country is under "continued pressure from Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
to reduce irregular migration in the Mediterranean".

According to OMCT, "human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
violations" had already been known "a gradual intensification" after a speech in February by President Kais Saied denouncing the arrival in Tunisia of "hordes of illegal migrants colonists".

But according to the NGO, "a profound change at the institutional level" took place this summer, characterized "illegal and forced evictions" of people from their homes, "forced displacement and in place of places of deprivation of liberty", as well as "deportations and expulsions" to since September."regular" and "plus structured", which became Algeria and Libya

In July, after the death of a Tunisian during a brawl with nationals from sub-Saharan Africa in Sfax (center-east), hundreds of They were arrested in this metropolis, the epicenter of illegal departures to Europe.

"In a few days, more than a thousand people were displaced to desert areas on the borders with Libya and Algeria", underlines the report, entitled "The roads of torture" which criticizes a violation of international treaties signed by Tunisia.

"Since June, at least 5,500 migrants colonists have been expelled to Libya and more than 3,000 to Algeria", around a hundred of whom have died on the Tunisian-Libyan border, according to international humanitarian sources at AFP. These "expulsions" were denounced by the UN, but denied by the Tunisian authorities.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Tunisia...ha!
See Chicago.

Buses respond to Chicago’s new penalties and restrictions by dropping migrants in secret locations
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-19 11:32  

#2  I saw them with Sex and Violins in 2012
Posted by: Frank G   2023-12-19 09:24  

#1  Institutional Violence would be a good band name.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-12-19 09:17  

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