On July, 16th, Africa Center for Strategic Studies” published an article entitled “Tunisia’a evolving Counterterrorism Strategy” to explain measures that need to be taken in order to elevate the prevention efforts and strengthen oversight mechanisms by the security forces.
According to this study, “The Tunisian military has made notable progress in revising its doctrine and improving its operational readiness and combat competency.”
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) created its own nascent information-sharing platform, or “fusion center,” to streamline operations and quickly disseminate information, particularly tactical intelligence to military field commanders according to the same source.
Despite this progress, the defense establishment still lacks an” overarching framework or white paper that clearly defines the military’s roles, missions, and goals in counterterrorism.”
The lack of policies to deal with militarization of the border with Libya reflects another problem that should be solved by effective policies.
On the judicial side, this article talked about the interventions of Amnesty International, the World Organization against Torture (OMCT), and other human rights organizations which have also expressed rising concerns about the excessive use by the MOI of opaque administrative control measures, known as Fichiers S, that are imposed in “a discriminatory and disproportionate manner”
