Tunisia was reviewed on 22 May 2012. The troika consisted of Senegal, United States of America and Romania.
Tunisia's report deals with education several times, devoting one point (60) to Human Rights Education.
5. Creation of stakeholders in the sphere of human rights
60. Tunisia follows a policy of human rights education consistent with the wider directions of phase two of the 2010-2014 action plan of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, prepared by OHCHR in consultation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This plan focuses on human rights education in higher education, for teachers, educators and staff, as well as those responsible for law enforcement, including judges, lawyers, prison staff, internal security officials and those employed in the social and military spheres.
The following have contributed to the UPR:
AI Amnesty International, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
AISPP Association internationale de soutien aux prisonniers politiques, Tunisia;
Alkarama Alkarama, Geneva, Switzerland;
ATDP Association tunisienne pour le développement politique tunisien, Tunisia;
ATJA Association tunisienne des jeunes avocats, Tunis, Tunisia;
CMA Congrès mondial Amazigh, Paris, France;
CNLT Conseil national pour les Libertés en Tunisie, Tunis, Tunisia;
CTPDPSH Collectif tunisien pour la promotion des droits des personnes en situation de handicap; Tunis, Tunisia;
ECLJ European Centre for Law and Justice, Strasbourg, France;
GIEACPC Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
HRW Human Rights Watch, New York, United States of America;
IFEX-TMG International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEXTMG) composed of: ARTICLE 19, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), GE.12-11792 13 Cartoonists Rights Network International, Index on Censorship, International Publishers Association (IPA), Norwegian PEN, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), and the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International; Joint Submission;
JS1 Joint Submission 1 submitted by Arab NGO Network for Development; The Forum for Social Sciences in Tunisia; and The Center for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights-Tunisia;
JS2 Joint Submission 2 by Amnesty International - Section de Tunisie, Association internationale de soutien aux prisonniers politiques, Association des juges tunisiens, Association tunisienne des femmes démocrates, Association tunisienne de tolérance, Tunisian Forum For Youth Empowerment, Forum Al Jahed, Union des Diplômés Chômeurs; Tunisia;
JS3 Association tunisienne de lutte contre les maladies sexuellement transmissibles et le sida (ATLMSTSIDA) and Association tunisienne de prévention de la toxicomanie (ATUPRET), Tunisia, Joint Submission; JS4 Observatoire «VIH et droits Humains» and Association tunisienne pour la défense des libértés individuelles, Tunis, Tunisia (joint submission);
LTDH Ligue tunisienne pour la défense des droits de l’homme, Tunis, Tunisia;
OCTT Organisation contre la torture en Tunisie, Tunis, Tunisia.
The summary by the High Commissionner for Human Rights talks about education only at point 69.
69. JS1 (1) recommended that Tunisia immediately rehabilitate and support the infrastructure of the damaged schools; guarantee equal access of all citizens in all regions to education; and continue revising the education curricula. 130
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(1) JS1 Joint Submission 1 submitted by Arab NGO Network for Development; The Forum for Social Sciences in Tunisia; and The Center for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights-Tunisia
Recommendations which deal with education
19. Enhance measures on public awareness-raising and professional education to support the implementation of the law of 2010 amending article 319 of the Penal Code to remove the clause which provided a legal defence for the use of corporal punishment in child rearing (Indonesia);
21. Continue its efforts in strengthening the education system and the legal framework to protect the rights of children in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Singapore);
24. Adopt and implement appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities, particularly women and girls, have access to an inclusive education system, and that they can participate effectively and fully in political and public life on an equal basis with others (Portugal);
70. Continue to seek technical cooperation and assistance in the field of human rights education and training (Thailand);
85. Continue to pursue current policies to ensure the enjoyment of all human rights by all Tunisians, particularly with regard to health and education (Cuba);
91. Pursue and strengthen efforts to eradicate differences between the regions and between urban and rural areas in the sphere of education (Djibouti);