Our Charter
About CRLDHT
Created in 1996 by activists from different backgrounds and nationalities, the Comité pour le Respect des Libertés et des Droits de l'Homme en Tunisie -CRLDHT (The Committee) is dedicated to meeting the imperative need for respect for human rights and freedoms as an absolute priority in addressing other political, economic, social, cultural and environmental issues. In addition to the articles of association, each member is asked to explicitly subscribe to this charter, bearing in mind that all membership applications must be sponsored by a founding member and a member.
Our beliefs
We are citizens with humanist, democratic, progressive, egalitarian and ecological convictions. As such, we campaign for a democratic, egalitarian and pluralist Tunisia, respectful of human rights, the rule of law and individual and collective freedoms. In addition to the articles of association, each member is asked to subscribe explicitly to this charter, bearing in mind that any application for membership must be sponsored by a founding member and a member.
We believe in the universality and indivisibility of human rights - economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, as well as civil and political rights.
We demand guaranteed freedoms, equal rights for all, the rejection of repression, authoritarianism, racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination, and the effectiveness of these rights.
We consider human dignity to be an essential value, and we are committed to upholding it with institutions and authorities at all levels.
We believe that human beings are social beings and that the environment in which they live influences their education and culture.
We campaign for freedom of conscience, belief and thought, and for its effective exercise in public and private spaces.
We are committed to the democratic path chosen by the Tunisian people after the January 2011 revolution, and are working towards a democratic, social and egalitarian state.
We advocate democratic debate and the confrontation of ideas as a principle of dialogue between political, social and cultural forces.
Our ideas are based on international solidarity, the right of peoples to self-determination, justice, social movements, youth movements, feminists, minority and/or discriminated groups, trade unionists....
Our ethics
Strict respect for the opinions, privacy, physical and moral integrity and personal background of each member.
Only argumentation, the debate of ideas and peaceful exchanges are allowed.
Strict respect for the opinions, privacy, physical and moral integrity and personal background of each member.
Our mission
Work for the promotion of democratic values and respect for human rights and freedoms in Tunisia as defined by the international community t in particular
Promote humanist values, in particular freedom of conscience, the emancipation of young people in all their diversity, and gender equality.
Promote solidarity with the peoples of the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, and between the two shores of the Mediterranean.
Campaigning for the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience
Stand up against all forms of deprivation or limitation of freedoms, and against the use of violence in all its forms.
Work to promote and defend freedom of movement and settlement.
Our objectives
A united
mobilization against the regime
Contribute to facilitating convergence between the various sectors of the democratic movement around an unconditional defense of people threatened by the regime because of their political ideas, whatever their convictions.
An inclusive
democracy for Tunisia
Work to deepen democratic debate by challenging Tunisian democrats on issues such as gender equality in both the public and private spheres, and the place of religion in relation to politics.
Defending human rights is a priority
Support and defend Tunisian civil society and human rights defenders in their struggle for independence and autonomy in the field, in defense of freedoms and respect for human rights.
