Intersectionality is a multifaceted approach to influence and change the
world, encompassing theoretical and practical aspects. We live in an
extremely complex world where increasingly intricate and intersecting
forms of discrimination and inequality exist.
COVID-19 has radically changed our lives. Hence, it is crucial to analyze the ways in which the responses of the Tunisian authorities' to the pandemic and the implementation of effective and proportionate security measures have affected the civil rights and individual freedoms of citizens.
In this interview, Mahassen Segni, our Democracy Program Coordinator, speaks to Professor Wahid Ferchichi, Professor at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Carthage University and founder of the Tunisian Association for the Defense of Individual Liberties, about the challenges of having effective COVID-19 measures while staying committed to the protection of individual rights and liberties for the whole period of the crisis.
For more information, please see a follow-up report covering the period from March to July 2020.
