Tunisia: Glimmers of Hope in the Matmati Trial

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Tunisia: Glimmers of Hope in the Matmati Trial

[JusticeInfo.net] It is 30 years since the murder and disappearance of young Tunisian Islamist activist Kamel Matmati and three years since the trial for him opened, the first to be held before the specialized transitional justice chambers. On 25 May, the proceedings resumed in Gabes, in southern Tunisia. The court seems to have put together all the pieces of the puzzle of this case. But the family is still waiting for an answer to its request for justice.

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