first emergency resolution of the European Parliament on the human rights situation in Tunisia (May 22). This was followed by the resolution voted on June 15, 2000, after a series of failed attempts (July 1997, April 1999, May 1999). The CRLDHT was in regular contact with parliamentary groups and international NGOs. - creation of the CRLDHT (Committee for the Respect of Freedoms and Human Rights in Tunisia).

A colloquium was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on June 11, 1997, on the theme of "the human rights situation in Tunisia within the framework of the association agreement with the European Union". Invited by the main groups in the European Parliament, the colloquium brought together some twenty members of parliament, five international human rights organizations, Tunisian guests and some thirty other participants. Its aim was to provoke an open and contradictory debate on the issue of human rights in Tunisia, in order to help create conditions conducive to the effective and fair implementation of the provisions of the Association Agreement relating to these issues. As the Tunisian government claims, there was no intention to replace the institutional and regulatory frameworks of the European Parliament. It should be recalled that Article 2 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Tunisia, which provides for a mutual right of scrutiny by the contracting parties on issues of human rights and democracy, was negotiated and signed by the current Tunisian government, then ratified following a unanimous vote by the Tunisian Parliament. These provisions must of course be implemented within the framework of the regulatory and institutional mechanisms provided for this purpose. But it presupposes, at the very least, that the Tunisian government accepts public and adversarial debate on the question of human rights and freedoms. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case. The CRLDHT was in regular contact with parliamentary groups and international NGOs.

presentation of an alternative report to the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) by the FIDH in collaboration with the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH) and the Committee for the Respect of Freedoms and Human Rights in Tunisia (CRLDHT), respectively affiliated and partner of the FIDH, to take stock of the state of implementation in Tunisia of the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The report highlighted a number of worrying aspects of legislation and practice (police custody, harassment, particularly sexual harassment, and violence against women who are relatives of detainees or exiles, difficulties encountered in lodging complaints of abuse and torture, etc.), the need for medical examinations and autopsies in cases of suspicious death, extradition conditions, rehabilitation of torture victims, punishment of officials guilty of torture and the impunity they can enjoy), the conclusions of the UN experts were a repudiation of the Tunisian government's report.

the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression of Opinion and Expression, Mr. Abid Hussain, visited Tunisia from December 6 to 10, 1999. At the end of a balanced and edifying assessment of the situation, Mr. Abid Hussain made a series of significant recommendations to put an end, in particular, to "attacks on freedom of association and all forms of expression of divergent opinion", considering that for "a country like Tunisia, which has reached a certain degree of social development, it should not be difficult to manage the contradictory requirements of stability and freedom in a more liberal way". The CRLDHT has been in constant contact with the Special Rapporteur.

the European Parliament adopts by a large majority an emergency resolution on the human rights situation in Tunisia. The previous resolution on Tunisia dates back to May 23, 1996, and the attempts made since then (July 1997, April 1999, May 1999) were aborted when Tunisian diplomacy forced parliamentary groups to respond to insistent blackmail ("Islamist peril", women's rights, "economic performance" and empty promises of political liberalization).

the human rights caravan in France and Europe, which aims to inform, raise awareness and mobilize public opinion on the deteriorating situation of freedoms and human rights in Tunisia. It consists of two stages (Geneva and Brussels) prepared by meetings in several cities (Lyon, Marseille, Grenoble) and a highlight in Paris. The Geneva leg coincides with the session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, at which the major human rights NGOs have put Tunisia on the agenda of their priority interventions. The aim is to organize a briefing and press conference at the initiative of the major international NGOs (FIDH, AI, OMCT, HRW, REMDH, RSF, FIACAT...), followed by a press conference; and to precede the briefing by a rally in front of the Palais des Nations, and possibly by a symbolic march through the streets of Geneva. The Brussels - Strasbourg leg takes place at a time when the European Union-Tunisia Association Council is holding its normal session. Two actions are planned: 1- the organization of a joint meeting between NGOs and European parliamentary groups on the implementation of article 2 of the EU-Tunisia association agreement, and the modalities and consequences of the adoption of "appropriate measures" of a dissuasive nature under article 90 of the said agreement. This joint meeting is being organized in close collaboration with international and regional NGOs, as well as with the EP's political groups; 2- the organization of a rally in front of the headquarters of the European Council. These two important stages are preceded by public meetings in Marseille, Grenoble and Lyon. These meetings were held in conjunction with local organizations, for which the "caravan" provided a team of three people to help run the meetings. The steering group was made up of the following organizations: LDH, Amnesty International, Sud PTT, Collectif des Tunisiens de soutien à la LTDH, FTCR, CRLDHT, GUE group of the European Parliament.

Organization of a meeting-debate on May 18, 2002 in Paris on the theme theme: "Against constitutional reform and referendum; For the right to democratic and peaceful changeover.

participation in the European Social Forum (ESF) by a large Tunisian delegation.

seminar "10 years of Euro-Mediterranean partnership - the example of Tunisia June 2 and 3, 2005- European Parliament, Brussels. - Participation in support initiatives in France for the "hunger strikers of October 18, 2005"; - Participation in a solidarity campaign for the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, November 16-18, 2005; - December, delegation of hunger strikers and civil society actors before the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament in Strasbourg; - Seminar "La justice en Tunisie : état des lieux", December 16, 2005 at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris.

November 18: on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Tunisian Personal Status Code: "Actualité des droits et des luttes des femmes, Pour l'élimination sans réserve de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes".

meeting-debate on the theme of "20 years of repression, 20 years of resistance: What democratic prospects for Tunisia?

solidarity with the people of the coalfield: demonstrations, meetings, publications, conferences; showing of a documentary film: "Redeyef, le combat de la dignité" ("Redeyef, the fight for dignity"). Participation in the organizing committee of the 1st Maghreb Social Forum in Eljadida (Morocco).

meeting-debate in Paris on the occasion of the presidential and legislative elections in Tunisia

CRLDHT tour in France and Europe (Spain, Italy...) Participation in mobilization and solidarity with the uprising of the Tunisian people from December 17, 2010 until the fall of the regime on January 14, 2011. Meeting on January 13, 2011 at the Bourse du Travail in Paris.

participation in various initiatives in Tunisia, in particular those developed by civil society players such as the Council for the Protection of the Revolution or those taken on the occasion of the return of exiles. Member of the Council for the Protection of the Revolution. Member of the Haute instance pour la préservation des objectifs de la Révolution, de la réforme politique et de la transition démocratique. Participation in awareness-raising and mobilization initiatives for the election of the National Constituent Assembly on October 20, 21 and 22, 2011 in France and on October 23, 2011 in Tunisia.

workshop on the state of human rights in Tunis (February 17), bringing together over sixty sixty human rights defenders, academics and civil society actors. actors. Participation in the organizing committee of the World Social Forum in Tunis.

opening of an office in Tunis (at FTDES headquarters) / Publication in three languages (Arabic/French/English) of a monthly newsletter. Participation in the Human Rights Forum in Marrakech (October).

participation in the organizing committee of the World Social Forum in Tunis. Interventions and press releases in support of several cases of human rights violations in Tunisia.

20th anniversary celebrations in France and Tunis in tribute to living and and missing human rights defenders.

the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, two of whose main animators (Hedhili Abderrahmane, CRLDHT member and Maher Hanin) were invited on March 3, 2017 by the Committee to bear witness to the multiplication of social movements and the growing risks of their criminalization by the Tunisian authorities. This meeting-debate was held with the support of the Centre de recherche et d'information pour le développement (CRID) and the Association pour la taxation des transactions financières et pour l'action citoyenne (ATTAC). Under the title, "Tunisia: six years after the Revolution, social movements are multiplying".

The year 2018. LIQaèt" and Maghreb Solidarity meetings. The Committee's concern to continue to be able to initiate reflection on fundamental issues came to fruition in 2018 thanks to the hospitality of the convivial space known as La Colonie (128 rue Lafayette in Paris 10è) in the form of a series of round tables entitled "LiQuaèts/Rencontres" with among our members, among our members, Mohsen Dridi (host of the Menzel-Bourguiba blog) and Mohamed Ben Saïd (founding member), and among our partners, writer Frédéric Brun (editor-in-chief of Multitudes magazine). The aim is to bring together speakers not only from Tunisia, but also from Morocco and Algeria, as part of a cross-disciplinary and comparative approach, and to renew the link between the South and North shores through topics relating to immigration. - February 6, "Individual freedoms: the Tunisian experience and crossroads in the Maghreb and France", with guests Bochra Ben Haj Hamida, President of the Commission for Individual Liberties and Equality (COLIBE) in Tunisia, Michel Tubiana, President of EuroMed-Droits and Honorary President of the LDH (France), and Sanhaja Akrouf, member of the Association Agir pour le changement et la démocratie en Algérie (ACDA) (moderator: E. Lhomel); The proposals put forward by COLIBE will give rise to the signing of an Appeal (see text) and a demonstration to mobilize for them on August 13.