Tunisian lawyer and feminist Saida Garrache has been General Secretary of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women since mid-2006. In this interview she talks about the difficulties of working in a state that tries to stifle civil society activities.
The Committee of Women’s Petition (CWP) demands that the Sharia Court System, Ministry of Justice and the government prove their real intentions behind the reform of the current justice system, especially as procedure and rulings have steadily worsened.
Police dispersed the protesters who were calling for a ban on polygamy, equal child custody rights, and within marriage, freedom for women to work where they please and to travel freely.
