Tunisia

Truth and Dignity Commission

The Tunisian Truth and Dignity Commission (Instance Vérité et Dignité) (2013-2019) was mandated to investigate human rights violations committed from 1955 to 2013. The mandate specifically tasked the commission with investigating human rights violations that targeted women, children, the elderly, those with special needs and other vulnerable groups. As per its founding legislation, the commission was to investigate enforced disappearances, gather data on human rights violations to publish in a comprehensive database, and develop programmes for the distribution of reparations to victims. The commission was also required to publish its recommendations, including ways to pursue reconciliation, which it did in 2020.