Recent measures taken to boost Justice and Human Rights system in Tunisia , highlighted
Tunis, June 7, 2008 (TunisiaOnline)--During a press point held on Saturday in Tunis, Mr Bechir Tekkari, the Justice and Human Rights Minister, highlighted the latest measures taken during a cabinet meetings held respectively on May 21 and June 4, 2008, destined to boost Tunisia's Human Rights system by reforming some of the current aspects of the legislation relative to preventive custody, public interest work, and the rehabilitation of detainees into social life.
The Minister stressed that these measures were taken following President Ben Ali's visit to the Mornaguia penitentiary rehabilitation institution on May 21, stressing the need to prevent recidivism, the importance of vocational training and the fight against illiteracy.
Mr Tekkari also highlighted the need to ensure the reintegration of detainees, which he said had prompted the issuing of at least two new measures, namely cancelling of parts of the criminal record, and alleviating measures for recovering their rights.
Answering journalists' questions on the latest acts of violence that occurred in Redeyef , in the Governorate of Gafsa, Mr Tekkari, said these events in Tunisia ‘are exceptional'.
He also said that whatever the reasons behind these acts of violence, development efforts in Tunisia were comprehensive and didn't not exclude any region.
On the application submitted by the organisation, Human Rights Watch to visit Tunisian prisons, the minister pointed out that Tunisia did not object in any way to the application, reminding the journalists of similar agreements with the International Red Cross, which is entitled to visit Tunisian penitentiary institutions
He also pointed out that a draft agreement between the concerned services in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and Human Rights Watch is currently under study to confer a legal platform to the visit of Tunisian prisons and penitentiary institutions.
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