Fair Trials… Fundamental Human Right for a just and strong society……. In every word I spread on fair trials and Court Monitoring, I advocate for the person’s right for justice.
I was honored to train in this workshop that highlighted the basics of how to be a trial monitor. It gathered all the relevant international standards on what constitutes a fair trial. The training workshop aimed to raise the awareness of legal practitioners, human rights defenders, lawyers, activists, and journalists to know the international standards of Fair Trials, compare them with the Tunisian national laws, and identify the challenges in Tunisia.
The training was conducted by the Human Rights center at the American Bar Association and ABA Rule of Law Initiative-ROLI).It took place in Tunisia, March 2019.
The training contents were customized with the Tunisian context, and were based on the international, regional, and national legislative framework in which courts operate, especially International Covenant for Civil and political Rights- ICCPR, Arab Charter, the new Tunisian Constitution, adopted on January 26, 2014, along with the revised Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) passed in 2016 that guarantees broad due process and fair treatment rights for detainees and prisoners.
During the workshop, a court’s visit was conducted with the participants to the court in Tunis, to observe court proceedings, gather information on the trials, and analyze legal practices.
I envision that participants with this training will be able to demonstrate support for human rights defenders, advance accountability for human rights violations and contribute more broadly to the strengthening of judicial systems.
Vision
Participants can demonstrate support for human rights defenders, advance accountability for human rights violations, and contribute more broadly to the strengthening of judicial systems.
Learning Objectives
The training workshop aimed at:
- Supporting practitioners on how to become a trial monitor according to International standards
- Raising the awareness of legal practitioners, human rights defenders, lawyers, activists, and journalists on the international standards of Fair Trials compared to the Tunisian national laws and the current relevant challenges in Tunisia.
Affiliate Organization
The Human Rights Center at the American Bar Association and ABA Rule of Law Initiative-ROLI
Overview and Format
We customized the training to the Tunisian context. It was based on the international, regional, and national legislative frameworks in which courts operate, especially International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights- ICCPR, Arab Charter, the new Tunisian Constitution, adopted on January 26, 2014, along with the revised Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) passed in 2016 that guarantees broad due process and fair treatment rights for detainees and prisoners.
We conducted a court visit with the participants to observe court proceedings, gather information on the trials, and analyze legal practices.
