Tunisia: Repressive NGO Draft Law Threatens Independent Civil Society

Tunisian lawmakers must refrain from adopting a highly restrictive NGO law that, if passed, would threaten independent civil society organizations in the country, said Amnesty International today.

A draft NGO law, submitted by a group of MPs on 10 October, is due to be examined imminently by a parliamentary committee. The draft, which aims to replace the current NGO law of 2011, contains unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions on the formation, activity and funding of civil society…