Once-banned Tunisian rights group meets

2011-09-11

The Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) opened its first annual congress in 11 years on Friday (September 9th), TAP reported. The group, which was barred from holding meetings under the regime of deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, called on the country's future leaders to ensure independent courts, women's rights and the end of capital punishment. The three-day event was attended by Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi and NGOs from several Arab states.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/09/11/newsbrief-06.