human rights defender
Sihem Ben Sedrine
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Instance vérité et dignité (IVD)
HRD's year of birth
1950
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Other
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Fight against impunity
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
HRD's bio and work
(AI Translated) Sihem Ben Sedrine is a journalist and human rights activist. She is a former member of the steering committee of the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH), co‑founder and spokesperson of the National Council for Freedoms in Tunisia (CNLT), and president of the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD).
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Aug 2, 2024
Date of release
Feb 19, 2025
Latitude: 36.80343948313187
Longitude: 10.094185286151834
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
(AI Translated) Tunis
Location of detention - Facility
(AI Translated) Mannouba Women's Prison
Recent case update / evolution
(AI Translated) On February 19, 2025, the Chamber of Accusation of the Tunis Court of Appeal decided to release Sihem Ben Sedrine.
On September 20, 2024, the request for Sihem Ben Sedrine’s release was rejected.
On February 19, 2025, the Tunis Court of Appeal ordered the release of Sihem Ben Sedrine, but she remains under prosecution and is prohibited from traveling.
On June 26, 2026, Sihem Ben Sedrine was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the criminal chamber specialized in financial corruption cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance.
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