Tunisia and human rights
Tunisia, Politics, 8/4/2001

The Tunisian minister of higher education al-sade Shaban has accused he Tunisian League for defense of human rights to "be inclined in the recent years to politicizing certain causes," while the secretary general of the Tunisian People's Unity party Muhammad BuSheiha did not hesitate to accuse certain non- governmental organizations of serving interests which stand against the Arab interests.

In a live TV program broadcast by the Tunisian TV on Tuesday and dedicated to the issue of human rights in Tunisia, minister Shaaban said " the Tunisian league in defense of human rights, though considered to be a national gain, it has been inclined to politics, the same as other non- governmental organizations."

The secretary general of the party of the opposition people's unity party Muhammad Busheiha noted that there are certain non governmental organizations that serve interests far away from the Arab interests.

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