Supporting
Tunisia’s Democratic
Transition
Since the end of February 2011, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) supports civil society organisations (CSOs) in Tunisia. The goal of this programme is to assist a wide range of local CSOs to become strong, independent institutions that can serve as watchdogs for Tunisia’s democratisation process. The programme also seeks to enhance public understanding of and encourage greater demand for genuine democracy.
DRI provides support to Tunisian CSOs through trainings, workshops, expert advice and briefings on democratic governance, such as electoral and constitutional issues.
The primary references for Democracy Reporting International’s work are international obligations and commitments for democratic governance, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR, which was ratified by Tunisia in 1969.
DRI also works on targeted capacity building for local CSOs in order to ensure their sustainability.