National Council for Liberties in Tunisia
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The National Council for Liberties in Tunisia (French: Le Conseil national pour les libertés en Tunisie – CNLT) is a Tunisian NGO that specializes in human rights.
The Council was established in 1998 by around thirty people, including Moncef Marzouki, Mustapha Ben Jaafar and Sihem Bensedrine.[1] It is part of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues and of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network. The association works for the protection of human rights and detects violations, particularly, during the electoral procedures.[2]
In the mid-1990s, the Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) experienced a deep internal crisis. Noting that the LTDH can no longer function normally, 34 personalities the vast majority of human rights activists, decided to found the CNLT in 1998. The founders chose 10 December, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to declare the birth of the NGO. However, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government did not recognize the organization and prohibited its activities. The CNLT was finally recognized only after the Tunisian revolution, on 28 February 2011.[3]
