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Tunisia

DATE OF REVIEW: 8 April 2008 - 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Membership of the Human Rights Council: June 2006 - June 2007

Full name: Tunisian Republic Population: 10,276,158 (July 2007 est., CIA factbook)

Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
Rue de Moillebeau 58
1211 Geneva 19
Tel: +41 22 749 15 50
Fax: +41 22 734 06 63
Email: mission.tunisia ties.itu.int

Permanent Representative:
His Excellency Mr. Samir Labidi
Ambassador
Permanent Representative

Government type: Republic
Head of State: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (since 1987)

National Human Rights mechanisms:
- Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Pledges and commitments: Tunisia’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council (submitted May 8th 2006).

Tunisia’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC:

In favour: A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5, A/HRC/RES/4/9,

Against: A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected)

Abstained: A/HRC/RES/1/2

No vote: A/HRC/DEC/4/103

For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.

International Labour Organisation Conventions

ConventionRatification DateStatus
C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 17.12.1962Ratified
C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 18.06.1957Ratified
C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 15.05.1957Ratified
C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 11.10.1968 Ratified
C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 12.01.1959Ratified
C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 14.09.1959 Ratified
C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 19.10.1995Ratified
C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989NO ACTION
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 28.02.2000 Ratified

Source: www.ilo.org

International Human Rights treaties

TreatyDate of SignatureDate of ratificationDate of accession
1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 29.11.1956
2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 12.04.1966 13.01.1967
2.a. Amendment to article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1992NO ACTION
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 30.04.1968 18.03.1969
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966 30.04.1968 18.03.1969
5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966 NO ACTION
6. Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity, 1968 15.06.1972
7. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 1973 21.01.1977
8. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979 24.07.1980 20.09.1985
8.a. Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1995 NO ACTION
8.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999 NO ACTION
9. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 26.08.1987 23.09.1988
9.a. Amendments to articles 17 (7) and 18 (5) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1992 NO ACTION
9.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2002 NO ACTION
10. International Convention against Apartheid in Sports, 1985 16.05.198625.09.1989
11. Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 26.02.1990 30.01.1992
11.a. Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1995 29.03.2001 (acceptance)
11.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000 22.04.2002 02.01.2003
11.c. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000 22.04.2002 13.09.2002
12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989 NO ACTION
13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, 1990 NO ACTION
14. Agreement establishing the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1992 NO ACTION
15. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 30.03.2007
15.a. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 30.03.2007
16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 2006 06.02.2007

Reservations, Declarations and Objections

Declarations and reservations:

11.
1. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia declares that it shall not, in implementation of this Convention, adopt any legislative or statutory decision that conflicts with the Tunisian Constitution.
...
3. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia declares that the Preamble to and the provisions of the Convention, in particular article 6, shall not be interpreted in such a way as to impede the application of Tunisian legislation concerning voluntary termination of pregnancy.
Reservations:
1. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia enters a reservation with regard to the provisions of article 2 of the convention, which may not impede implementation of the provisions of its national legislation concerning personal status, particularly in relation to marriage and inheritance rights.
...
3. The Government of the Republic of Tunisia considers that article 7 of the Convention cannot be interpreted as prohibiting implementation of the provisions of national legislation relating to nationality and, in particular, to cases in which it is forfeited.

11. b.
In accordance with article 3, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Republic of Tunisia declares the following: Under Tunisian law, the minimum age for voluntary recruitment of Tunisian citizens into the armed forces is 18 years.
In accordance with article 1 of Act No. 51-1989 of 14 March 1989 on military service, "all citizens aged 20 shall perform national service in person, except in the case of a medically certified impediment.
However, citizens may, at their request, and with the consent of their legal guardian, perform military service at the age of 18 years, subject to the approval of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence."
In accordance with article 27 of Act No. 51-1989 of 14 March 1989 on military service, "any citizen between the ages of 18 and 23 may be admitted into military schools subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence. Young people who have not attained the age of majority must first get the consent of their legal guardian; in such case, the first year of service shall count towards the fulfilment of military service obligations and be considered as enlistment before call-up."
Articles 1 and 27 of the Act of 14 March 1989 provide legal safeguards for citizens under the age of 18 years, since acceptance into national military service or recruitment into the armed forces is on a strictly voluntary basis.

Sources: www.ohchr.org






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