Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms

Human rights, Rule of law, and Democracy for all

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Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms

Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms (IARF) is an independent human rights and research NGO based in Tunisia and it is founded in 2020. It seeks to contribute to strengthening both the concept and practice of freedom, democracy, and human rights in Arab countries. It is through evidence-based research, fieldwork, documentation, and reporting that Intersection Association aims at developing public policy, legislation, and practices that are in line with international conventions and treaties on human rights and democratic governance.

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Our vision

An Arab world whose societies are inclusive, tolerant and democratic and whose residents’ rights and freedoms are universally guaranteed. And technology contributes to the application of human rights principles.

Our mission

Empowering citizens to realize and safeguard their rights and freedoms. Researching societal, cultural and political trends linked to the current state of human rights and democracy. Putting forward effective policy alternatives and recommendations to advance good governance and human rights protection. Initiating and contributing to actionable endeavors to advance the concept and practice of freedom, democracy and human rights.

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Issam Chebbi: Detained for Exercising His Right to Political Opposition

Issam Chebbi: Detained for Exercising His Right to Political Opposition

Summary Issam Chebbi, Secretary-General of the Republican Party in Tunisia, was arrested on 22 February 2023 at his home in the capital, Tunis, in connection…

Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition

Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition

To access the report: Creatives Between Prison and Prohibition The Observatory for violations of freedom of opinion and expression, released on September 30, 2025, a…

Sherifa Riahi: Grave Violations and Deprivation of Motherhood

Sherifa Riahi: Grave Violations and Deprivation of Motherhood

Summary: Sherifa Riahi, a human rights and civil society activist and the former Executive Director of the NGO Terre d’Asile Tunisie, has been imprisoned since…

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