Tunisian_Forum_for_Economic_and_Social_Rights

Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights

Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights

Non-governmental organization

The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (Arabic: المنتدى التونسي للحقوق الإقتصادية والإجتماعية; French: Forum Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux, or FTDES) is a non-governmental organization in Tunisia. FTDES studies and makes recommendations about such socioeconomic issues as protest movements, economic policy, unemployment, state violence, transitional justice, anti-corruption, marginalization of Tunisia's interior (west-central) regions, and the Mediterranean migration crisis.[1][2][3][4]

The organization cites the January 2008 Gafsa Basin protests as well as the 2011 revolution as inspiration for its work.[3]

The current FTDES executive director is Alaa Talbi.[5][6][7]

Among the core activities of the FTDES is researching and publishing monitoring reports on current issues of social and economic concern in Tunisia.[8][9][10]

In 2015, the FTDES worked with families of missing youth who had migrated to Italy to pressure the government into forming a commission of inquiry about their fates.[11]

Collaborations

FTDES is a member organization of the EuroMed Rights network alongside other Tunisian organizations including the Committee for the Respect of Freedom and Human Rights in Tunisia (CRLDHT), the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), the Federation of Tunisians for a Citizenship of the Two Shores (FTCR), and the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH).[12] It also part of the La Roujou3 ("No Return" or "Never Again") national awareness campaign for transitional justice with Lawyers Without Borders and Al Bawsala.[13][14][15] The Forum is also a member of the Legal Empowerment Network.[3]

References

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    Dejoui, Nadia (2021-09-12). "Alaa Talbi: "Une démocratie doit être un vecteur social basé sur les droits"". L'Economiste Maghrébin (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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    "Najla Bouden Romdhane, première première ministre d'un pays arabe". Le Temps (in French). 2021-09-29. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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    Aliriza, Fadil (2020-01-29). "After Long Delay, Government May Publish Truth Commission's Final Report, Official Says". Meshkal. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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    ""La Roujou3" national awarness campaign to be launched Tuesday – Tunisia News Gazette". tunisianewsgazette.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-08.[dead link]
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    "La roujou3 Initiative calls to replace without delay 28 transferred judges". Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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