Enhancing Detainees’ Rights in Tunisia

Due: Jul 3, 2024

$2,000,000

DescriptionThis project seeks to enhance detainees’ rights in Tunisia by expanding access to legal aid and improving enforcement of detainee rights in Tunisia. In 2016, Tunisia passed wide-ranging reforms of its Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). Act 2016-5 (Law 5) enacting article 13 of the CPC gave arrestees in police custody the right to legal counsel and significantly reduced the duration of legal pre-charge detention from 72 to 48 hours. By the order of public prosecutor and when justified, pre-charge detention could be extended with 48 ho...

Estimated Total Program Funding$2,000,000Expected Number of Awards1Award Ceiling$2,000,000Award Floor$1,500,000

Eligible Applicants- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education- Private institutions of higher education

Additional Eligibility Information

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); • U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the US 115 of the U.S. tax code; • Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); • Foreign-based educational institutions

Funding TypeCooperative AgreementCategories of Funding Activity- Law, Justice and Legal ServicesOpportunity TypeDiscretionary

Grantor Contact InformationGrantor EmailGrantor Emailsabbathsn@state.govOther Grantor InformaitonStephanie Sabbath Program Officer

Enhancing Detainees’ Rights in Tunisia

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