{"id":17844,"date":"2025-05-23T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17844"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:12:02","slug":"un-warns-tunisia-over-racist-rhetoric-and-mass-expulsions-of-african-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/23\/un-warns-tunisia-over-racist-rhetoric-and-mass-expulsions-of-african-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns Tunisia Over Racist Rhetoric and Mass Expulsions of African Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The United Nations has officially warned Tunisian authorities about the rise of \u201cracist rhetoric\u201d targeting Sub-Saharan African migrants. The UN also condemned the dismantling of several migrant camps and the mass forced expulsions and deportations of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the Libyan and Algerian borders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1412\">Al-Quds Al-Arabi obtained a copy of a letter sent by Michael Balcerzak, Chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, to Sabri Bachtobji, Tunisia\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. The letter was issued under the UN\u2019s \u201cEarly Warning and Urgent Action\u201d mechanism concerning the treatment of Sub-Saharan African nationals in Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1944\">Balcerzak warned of escalating hate speech in Tunisian media and social platforms, along with reports of assaults by both civilians and police forces. He also criticized politicians, including parliamentarians, for promoting racist narratives, such as claiming that African migrants\u2019 birth rates would negatively alter Tunisia\u2019s demographic structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1944\">One female MP suggested \u201cstopping the birth hemorrhage among irregular migrant mothers,\u201d and claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/13\/tunisia-faces-mounting-tensions-over-sub-saharan-migrants-amid-security-and-human-rights-concerns\/\">Sub-Saharan<\/a> women were three times more fertile than the global average.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12658\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia0.jpg\" alt=\"Tensions rise in Tunisia after leaked details of migration agreements between President Kais Saied and the EU.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia0-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia0-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tunisia migration crisis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1ec453fb-da9c-445b-b069-411935a1cc2d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"80\" data-is-last-node=\"\">UN Condemns Tunisia\u2019s Mass Deportations and NGO Crackdown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The UN cited mass deportations of African migrants between June 2023 and November 2024, as well as a March 2024 forced clearance of a camp sheltering nearly 7,000 people in Sfax, with no alternative housing provided. Some individuals were reportedly arrested during the operation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2421\">Additionally, the UN criticized a Tunisian MP for unofficially circulating a draft law on migrant expulsions via social media, bypassing parliamentary protocol and limiting public consultation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2423\" data-end=\"2643\">The Committee concluded that these incidents represent violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, especially regarding personal security and protection from harm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12657\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12657 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tunisia Faces Public Outrage Over Controversial EU Migration Deals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/migrants-in-Tunisia.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">irregular migration Tunisia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2912\">The UN called on Tunisian authorities to protect migrants\u2019 rights, investigate human rights abuses, and ensure accountability for arbitrary detention, collective expulsions, legal violations, and punitive measures. It also urged compensation for affected individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3101\">Recently, Tunisian authorities launched a crackdown on NGOs supporting undocumented African refugees, prompting accusations of criminalizing civil and humanitarian efforts in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The United Nations has officially warned Tunisian authorities about the rise of \u201cracist rhetoric\u201d targeting Sub-Saharan African migrants. The UN also condemned the dismantling of several migrant camps and the mass forced expulsions and deportations of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to the Libyan and Algerian borders. 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