LGBT activists and CSO in Tunisia protested, amidst hundreds of other demonstrators, against a draft law that would grant security forces legal immunity from prosecution for the use of force
Number of protestors:
400
Country:
Tunisia
Date:
06/10/2020
Description:
LGBT activists and civil society organisations protested a draft law, No 25- 2015, that would drastically limit criminal accountability for the use of force by the security forces. The law would grant security forces legal immunity from prosecution for use of force.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Collective / Informal group
CSO
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies):
Affected groups (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Policy grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Repression
Location:
Tunis