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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 03:51:39+00:00

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U.S. Dept. of State, Background Note: Tunisia, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5439.htm, Oct. 13, 2010.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Penalty: Countries Abolitionist in Practice, http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/countries-abolitionist-in-practice, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011. U.N.G.A., Moratoriums on the use of the death penalty, Report of the Secretary-General, p. 11, U.N. Doc. A/63/293, Aug. 15, 2008. La Peine de Mort dans le Monde, La peine de mort – Tunisie, http://www.peinedemort.org/National/pays.php?pays=98, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011. Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, La peine de mort : Tunisie, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=TUN, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 7, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010. La Peine de Mort dans le Monde, La peine de mort – Tunisie, http://www.peinedemort.org/National/pays.php?pays=98, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011.
 Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, art. 45, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
At the end of 2017, there were at least 77 people on death row.  The number of death sentences has fluctuated in recent years. In 2017, 25 death sentences were recorded.  In 2016, 44 death sentences were recorded.  In 2015, 11 new death sentences were issued.  At least two new death sentences were issued in 2014  and at least five new death sentences in 2013,and nine new death sentences in 2012.No death sentences were passed in 2011, for the first time since 2008.
 Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia, art. 1, Jun. 1, 1959, as amended through Jul. 28, 2010.
Premeditated murder,  parricide,  murder when it is preceded, accompanied or followed by another offense punishable by a prison sentence and murder committed in order to further or facilitate another offense, including to ensure impunity for the offense,  are punishable by death.
When resulting in death, kidnapping, sequestration  and arson  are punishable by death.
No. When courts find mitigating circumstances, they have the power to impose a sentence of imprisonment in lieu of the death penalty.  As of January 2011 we did not find any exceptions to this rule for specific offenses; it appears that courts have discretionary sentencing power in all cases.
Individuals can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years imprisonment for a crime committed while younger than 18 years.  Additionally, Tunisia is party to the ICCPR  and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child,  which prohibit the execution of individuals for crimes committed while under the age of 18.
Under national law, a pregnant woman cannot be executed before she has given birth to her child.  Additionally, Tunisia is party to the ICCPR,  which prohibits the execution of pregnant women.
Tunisia is party to the Arab Charter on Human Rights  which under Article 7 prohibits the execution of nursing mothers within two years from the date of delivery.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 201, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 203, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 204, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, arts. 237, 251, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 307, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Magharebia, Tunisian court upholds death penalty for convicted terrorist, http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2008/02/21/newsbrief-01, Feb. 21, 2008. Magharebia, Amnesty International criticises Tunisian death sentence, http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2008/02/22/newsbrief-03, Feb. 22, 2008.
 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, Peine de mort d’un salafiste confirmée, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/article.php?art=576, Jun. 5, 2008.
 Amnesty Intl., Act now for Saber Ragoubi, Tunisia, http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/act-now-saber-ragoubi-tunisia, Dec. 6, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 227, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 76, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, arts. 60, 60bis, 60ter, 61bis, 63, 72, 74, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010. Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, arts. 117-119, 123, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 60ter, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010. Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, arts. 121, 122, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, arts. 69, 70, 79, 81, 99, 104, 109, 111, 113, 115, 116, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 59, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 126, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 53, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 43, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
 Status, Declarations, and Reservations, Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3, Nov. 20, 1989, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=UNTSONLINE&tabid=2&mtdsg_no=IV-11&chapter=4〈=en#Participants , last accessed Jan. 19, 2011.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 9, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010. Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, art. 46, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 World Health Organization, Arab Charter on Human Rights, http://www.who.int/hhr/Arab%20Charter.pdf, last accessed Feb. 21, 2011.
 Penal Code of Tunisia, art. 38, Jul. 9, 1913, as amended through Jun. 29, 2010.
Yes, even though the commitment was made by former President Ben Ali,  and it is not yet known, as of January 2011, if his successor will pledge himself similarly.
Tunisian jurisprudence can be accessed on http://jurisprudence.e-justice.tn/.
 Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia, art. 5, Jun. 1, 1959, as amended through Jul. 28, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia, art. 32, Jun. 1, 1959, as amended through Jul. 28, 2010.
 Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 5, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, La peine de mort : Tunisie, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=TUN, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Tunisia, p. 5, para. 6 (g), U.N. Doc. A/HRC/8/21, May 22, 2008.
 U.N.G.A., Moratoriums on the use of the death penalty, Report of the Secretary-General, p. 11, U.N. Doc. A/63/293, Aug. 15, 2008.
 U.N.G.A., Moratoriums on the use of the death penalty, Report of the Secretary-General, p. 12, U.N. Doc. A/63/293, Aug. 15, 2008.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 2, para. 5, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Tunisia, p. 18, para. 81, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/8/21, May 22, 2008.
 Intl. Federation for Human Rights, Tunisia on the way towards abolishing the death penalty, http://www.fidh.org/Tunisia-on-the-way-towards-abolishing-the-death, Feb. 2, 2011.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, arts. 342, 371, 372, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, art. 43, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, art. 221, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009. Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, arts. 10-12, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, arts. 124, 221, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, arts. 126, 207, 221, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, art. 258, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, arts. 269, 272, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, art. 223, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, arts. 277-279, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Code of Military Justice of Tunisia, art. 29, promulgated by decree of Jan. 10, 1957, updated until 2010. See also, for more details, Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 17, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
As of January 2011, we were not able to determine if foreign nationals are currently under sentence of death in Tunisia.
As of January 2011, we were not able to determine if women are currently under sentence of death in Tunisia.
As of January 2011, we found no reports of individuals currently under sentence of death in Tunisia who may have been under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed.
As of January 2011, we found no reports regarding the racial/ethnic composition on death row.
 Human Rights Watch, Tunisie: Human Rights Watch a pu visiter deux prisons, après 20 années d’interdiction par le précédent gouvernement, http://www.hrw.org/fr/node/96226, Feb. 4, 2011.
 Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 11, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
 Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 12, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, art. 69, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 14, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
 Penal Procedure Code of Tunisia, art. 141, law No. 68-23, Jul. 24, 1968, as amended through Aug. 12, 2009.
 Law of Tunisia on legal aid, art. 1, No. 2002-0052, Jun. 3, 2002, as amended by Law No. 2007-27, May 7, 2007; Portail de la justice et des droits de l’homme en Tunisie, Questions à caractère social et médical, Ministère de la Justice et des droits de l’homme, http://www.e-justice.tn/index.php?id=716, last accessed Jan. 13, 2011.
 Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, p. 6, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 3, para. 12, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 Amnesty Intl., Human Rights in Republic of Tunisia, Report 2009, http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/tunisia/report-2009, last accessed Jan. 12, 2011.
 Amnesty Intl., Urgent Action, Increased torture risk for Tunisian prisoner, MDE 30/001/2011, Jan. 7, 2011. See also: Amnesty Intl., Act now for Saber Ragoubi, Tunisia, http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/act-now-saber-ragoubi-tunisia, Dec. 6, 2010.
 Intl. Federation for Human Rights & Conseil National pour les Libertés en Tunisie, Instrumentalisation de la Justice en Tunisie – Ingérences, Violations, Impunité, http://www.fidh.org/Instrumentalisation-de-la-Justice-en-Tunisie, Jan. 12, 2011.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 3, para. 11, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 3, para. 13, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 4, para. 14, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration Of Reports Submitted By States Parties Under Article 40 Of The Covenant, Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, Tunisia, p. 5, para. 17, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/TUN/CO/5, Apr. 23, 2008.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Implementation Of General Assembly Resolution 60/251 Of 15 March 2006 Entitled “Human Rights Council”, Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Opinion No. 41/2005, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/4/40/Add.1, Feb. 2, 2007; U.N. ECOSOC Commission on Human Rights, Civil And Political Rights, Including The Question Of Torture And Detention, Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Opinion No. 15/2003, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.1, Nov. 26, 2003.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Tunisia, p. 19, para. 83.9, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/8/21, May 22, 2008.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Tunisia, p. 20, para. 83.12, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/8/21, May 22, 2008.
Amnesty Intl., Tunisia, Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, MDE 30/002/2008, Mar. 1, 2008.
Amnesty Intl., Independent voices stifled in Tunisia, MDE 30/008/2010, Jul. 12, 2010.
Most of the answers to this questionnaire are based on information and reports prior to President Ben Ali’s departure from power and the subsequent cabinet reshuffle.

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