Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Tunisia on Friday to overturn convictions in the so-called “Conspiracy Case” appeal to be heard next week; demanding the release of all detainees.

The 37 defendants—including opponents of President Kais Saied, activists, lawyers, and researchers— were charged under numerous articles of Tunisia’s Penal Code and the 2015 Counterterrorism Law . The case was first brought to the Tunis Court of First Instance in April of this year and the defendants were sentenced between four to sixty six years of imprisonment for “conspiracy against state security” and terrorism offences.

HRW highlighted several violations of fair trial rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights , s

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