Harboub Prison

Located in the province of Medenine, south-east of the country, Harboub prison is apparently one of the most overcrowded, poor-condition prisons in Tunisia. During the 1990s, many members of the Islamist movement,or those affiliated with them, were imprisoned here. Detainees were abused and tortured not alone but with their family members. There are testimonies that describe the arbitrary abuse of prisoners in this facility, which shows a systematic policy of repression that ignores even the minimum requirements of respect for human dignity.