Associational life tends to change in fundamental ways with the fall of dictatorships and the emergence of democratizing regimes, which depend on the existence of multiple constituencies. Following this pattern, women’s associations in Tunisia, limited to two independent groups under… Continue Reading
Continuing a long history of policies that expanded women’s legal rights and placed it at the forefront of the Arab world, Tunisia recently modified its legislation regarding rape. In September 2017, it repealed the “marry-your-rapist” law. Tunisia also criminalized marital rape and domestic violence. Continue Reading
Facing repression and intermittent silencing, AFTD and AFTURD managed nevertheless to keep the feminist discourse alive in Tunisia. They also have been present in the public sphere and have influenced the national discourse, relentlessly defending greater gender equity since the Jasmine Revolution. Continue Reading
Five years after the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia stands alone as the only country in North Africa where the Arab Spring has led to significant reforms and a democratic transition. Reservations have been voiced, however, on the gender equality provisions in the country’s revised constitution. Continue Reading
Developments since the Arab uprisings have revealed sharp contradictions within the Tunisian state: though the country has historically promoted women’s rights, thousands of women and men have recently come forward to testify about gross human rights violations during 58 years… Continue Reading