Tunisia - Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists

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Beirut — UN Experts Should Investigate

Tunisian security forces have repeatedly targeted protesters, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) activists at protests, Human Rights Watch said today. The targeting involved arbitrary arrests, physical assaults, threats to rape and kill, and refusing access to legal counsel.

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