Faysal Baraket's tomb. Faysal Baraket, a Tunisian student tortured to death in 1991, whose body was finally exhumed in 2012 after authorization by the Tunisian authorities, following a 22 year long campaign for truth and justice on his case. Faysal Baraket's case has become emblematic of the brutal treatment of hundreds of political detainees under President Ben Ali and the failure of the authorities to hold torturers to account.

Tunisia: Faysal Baraket’s torturers shielded from accountability 26 years after his death

Tunisia’s judicial authorities appear to be stalling the judicial investigation into the killing of Faysal Baraket, who was tortured to death in custody after speaking out against police brutality, Amnesty … Continue reading Tunisia: Faysal Baraket’s torturers shielded from accountability 26 years after his death

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