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Tunis, July 11, 2025
Statement to the National Public
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights received a summons from the Research and Tax Evasion Unit, requesting the submission of financial and administrative documents. This summons is based on a judicial mandate issued by the Sub-Directorate of Economic and Financial Research of the Judicial Police Department, pursuant to a referral from the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Economic and Financial Pole of the Court of First Instance in Tunis.
In full respect of the law and in the spirit of transparency, the Forum’s legal representative is today, Friday, July 11, 2025, submitting all requested documents to the relevant authorities.
The Forum has consistently complied with all requests from regulatory bodies, including the Court of Auditors and the Associations Department under the Presidency of the Government. This reflects our unwavering commitment to all applicable legal, administrative, and financial frameworks—chief among them Decree No. 88 governing associations.
This latest development cannot be viewed in isolation from the broader context of mounting pressure on civil society and the shrinking of civic space. While we reiterate our firm respect for the law and our readiness to engage responsibly with all legal procedures, we categorically reject any attempt to target, intimidate, or delegitimize our work.
We remind the public that our activities have always been conducted within the legal framework and in alignment with the national movement for social justice and human dignity. Our struggle began in the early 2000s with the support of social movements; textile workers, the mining basin uprising, and the defense of student, political, and civil society activists. Despite trials, repression, and restrictions, we stood firm.
Our official recognition in February 2011 marked a new chapter in our engagement, deepening our commitment to social and civic causes. That struggle continues unabated. It is the voice of the marginalized, a force resisting injustice, and a cornerstone of freedom and social equity.
Regardless of the outcome of this process (whether for the organization or its members) we will remain where we have always stood; alongside the people, at the heart of the fight for genuine democracy, a just social order, a free society, and dignity for all Tunisians.
Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights
President: Abderrahmane Hedhili
