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18.01.2011 Letter of solidarity with the Tunisian Lawyers

Posted Tue, 01/18/2011 - 14:23 by admin

Dear Colleagues,
The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned about the excessive violence of Tunisian security forces against Tunisian lawyers as well as other protesters. ELDH condemns all unjustified attacks on lawyers and their arbitrary arrests. ELDH fully supports the general strike which has been announced for Thursday by the Tunisian Bar Association in protest over the brutality of Tunisian Security forces against lawyers.
ELDH also condemns the ongoing crackdown by Tunisian authorities on a wave of protests sparked by the attempted suicide of a young fruit seller who later died of his injuries.
Tunisians must be allowed to express their grievances and freely protest. ELDH is shocked by the reports that more then 50 protesters have been killed by the Tunisian police and the army.
According to Amnesty International Tunisia has a sad reputation of violation of human rights. The rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly are curtailed, and journalists, lawyers and human rights activists are prosecuted and harassed. There are reports of arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment of detainees.

ELDH demands the immediate and unconditional release of all arrested lawyers in Tunisia
the compensation of all material and immaterial damages
the prosecution of the accountable officials
the respect of human rights by the Tunisian Government in particular of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which has been signed and ratified by Tunisia
In solidarity
Thomas Schmidt
ELDH Secretary General

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