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
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Sihem Ben Sedrine is a journalist and human rights defender. She is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Tunisian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LTDH), co-founder and spokesperson for the National Council for Liberties in Tunisia (CNLT), and President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD).
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
Tunis
Location of detention - Facility
Prison Manouba
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) On 19 February 2025, the Indictment Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal decided to release Sihem Ben Sedrine.
On 20 September 2024, Sihem Ben Sedrine's request for release was rejected.
On 19 February 2025, the Tunis Court of Appeal ordered the release of Sihem Ben Sedrine, but she remains under prosecution and is prohibited from travelling.
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