Sihem Bensedrine

Sihem Bensedrine, the former chairwoman of Tunisia's truth commission, is in prison. Many human rights organisations believe that the government is seeking to undermine transitional justice efforts.

Tunisia

Tunisia: why Bensedrine is in jail

6 January 2025 by Amin Taieb

Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission between 2014 and 2018, has been in pre-trial detention since 1 August 2024. Her lawyers have been fighting for her release ever since, denouncing “a [...]

Sihem Bensedrine (former president of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission) presents the IVD's report to President Béji Caïd Essebsi in 2018.

Tunisia

Attacks resume against Tunisia’s Truth Commission

23 January 2024 by Olfa Belhassine

The former president of the UN-backed Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, on January 12 responded to the Tunisian government's latest accusations of "falsification". Attacks on the commission resumed immediately in med [...]

Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), is being prosecuted for

Tunisia

In Tunisia, the "falsified" report that threatens transitional justice

23 March 2023 by Olfa Belhassine

Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission, is accused of having received bribes to make additions to the commission’s final report. At the heart of the controversy is the Franco-Tunisian Bank [...]

Sihem Bensedrine: “France and the World Bank should compensate Tunisian victims”

18 April 2019 by Olfa Belhassine

JUSTICEINFO.NET IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Sihem Bensedrine Head of the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) in Tunisia In Tunisia, the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) has just concluded its work with a final report of two thousand page [...]

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