Beth - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called on the Tunisian government to respond to the demands of the judges who are going on strike to protest their unfair working conditions, especially in light of the Corona pandemic crisis.

The Geneva-based International Human Rights Monitor said in a press release today that judges in Tunisia have been on a strike since last November 16 to protest against working conditions in courts during the Corona crisis, in addition to demands to improve their living conditions and reform the judicial system that suffers from "deficiencies." Clear "in many pivotal aspects.

The Euro-Med Monitor stated that the strike came after negotiations between the Judges Syndicate and the government stalled, which were based on four main demands: the provision of protection and health care for judges and their families, sterilization of the courts with the development of a health protocol that takes into account the judicial work and protects the judge and litigant and all workers, administrators and citizens. The second requirement is to work to find effective and enforceable justice in courts that live up to international standards and the level of judicial service provided to citizens. The third requirement is to provide judges with physical status and conditions consistent with international standards. The fourth demand centered on basic and fundamental reforms in the judiciary.

In his testimony to the Euro-Med team, a member of the Administrative Board of the Tunisian Judges Syndicate, Judge Hussein Qaryoua, said that “the judges’ move did not come as a surprise. Wages and the remoteness of workplaces from housing in addition to the lack of good health insurance in light of the Corona pandemic and the negligence of the Ministry of Justice to observe the health protocol.