Tunisia court begins first human rights trial against former leader Ben Ali
A Tunisian commission probing human rights violations stretching back 61 years brought its first case to court on Tuesday, with former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and 13 other ex-officials on trial. The Truth and Dignity Commission was set up in 2014 following the toppling of Ben Ali in 2011 that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. It is mandated to investigate human rights violations between Habib Bourguiba's accession to […]