Interview with Prof. Wahid Ferchichi: Individual Liberties in times of Covid 19 Published: 16 December 2020 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 speaks to Professor Wahid Ferchichi 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. Mahassen Segni
Backlash in feminism - Out of reverse gear By Jana Prosinger Published: 17 June 2019 Background Violence against women, gender pay gap, homo hatred - the gender backlash is in full swing worldwide. That is why we need encouraging feminism.
Why does Tunisia Still Criminalize Homosexuality? Published: 30 October 2017 Comment While Tunisia has taken meaningful steps towards protecting civil and political rights, the country’s LGBTIQ community still faces numerous forms of systemic discrimination and stigmatization. Ramy Khouili, Daniel Levine-Spound
Civil society under pressure – shrinking – closing – no space Published: 11 March 2016 A disconcerting trend has been perceptible for quite some time. Governments across all continents – irrespective of their political orientation – are taking drastic action against civil society actors: against non-governmental organizations, social and ecological activists, women’s rights activists and human rights advocates. The space for actors who are critical of government policies, who call for democracy and human rights, who take an active stand against large-scale projects, and who protest against social injustice, land grabbing and environmental degradation is shrinking.
Sexual violence is a global problem affecting all cultures and religions Published: 10 February 2016 Ten experts from eight different countries share their views and perceptions of the assaults committed on New Year’s Eve in Cologne. A contribution to the ongoing debate on sexualised violence and harassment in Germany. Simon Ilse
Long-Term Election Observation (LTO) Project with Mourakiboun Published: 1 October 2014 This article describes HBS partner Mourakiboun, explains the project of long-term election observation and gives insides into the Tunisian electoral process 2014. Simon Ilse
An Interview with Nazra for Feminist Studies: Violence, Politics and Women’s Bodies Published: 26 July 2014 An Interview with Nazra for Feminist Studies, an Egyptian group that documents cases of gender-based violence, offers psychological, medical and legal support for survivors, and works with female politicians to boost representation.
Karem Yehia: No dreams for Egypt’s working class Published: 26 July 2014 Egypt first declared May 1 an official holiday 50 years ago. That same year, on May 1, 1964, three workers were born — Ahmed Mahmoud from the Public Transportation Authority, Ali Aref from the Steam Boilers and Hesham Abu Zaid from the Tanta Flax factory.
Sarah Carr: The army and the people - On becoming one hand Published: 26 July 2014 On the first, still jubilant, day of the 2014 presidential elections a group of women had gathered outside a polling station in the leafy, affluent district of Heliopolis...
Amr Adly: Structural crises that have become pressing Published: 26 July 2014 The continuous political turmoil Egypt since January 2011 has resulted in a decline of the annual growth rate to a level near recession, which has turned many of the chronic structural defects of the country’s economy into urgent and pressing crises.
