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Tunisia leaves African Union’s Human Rights Court
Tunisia has left the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights of the African Union, amid a worsening crackdown on free speech and opponents to the Kais Saied regime. The withdrawal would deny NGOs capacity to petition the court, which is tasked with enforcing the AU’s human rights charter. The Tunisian government did not explain […]



