SANAD REPORT 2024-2025

« Before coming to SANAD, I didn’t dare resist the harassment.

I felt alone, vulnerable, without support. Yet today, I feel supported.

You are SANAD –  سند  to me. I know you’re there, and I’m ready to continue this fight. »

Tamim, 39 years old, under house arrest for nine years.

This testimonial illustrates the human impact of SANAD’s work. Tamim is not an isolated case: he is one of hundreds of beneficiaries who have regained strength, dignity and hope thanks to SANAD’s support.

To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, SANAD today publishes its annual report covering the period from June 2024 to May 2025.

During this period, SANAD took on board 166 new beneficiaries, direct and indirect victims of torture and ill-treatment: from violence based on racial or sexual discrimination, to police harassment in connection with administrative control measures, to sometimes serious assaults on the public highway, in police stations, in prison and in some cases leading to the victim’s death.

SANAD Care has supported numerous beneficiaries, both new and old, in rebuilding their lives and repairing the often terrible psychological, social and medical damage caused by state violence. The stories of Eyad, Aicha, Bayrem and many others recounted in the report testify to the crucial impact of the comprehensive assistance offered by SANAD.

Aware that each path is unique, SANAD tailors its assistance to the specific needs of each beneficiary. This approach is made possible by a network of professionals and institutional partners, including doctors and psychologists, specialized lawyers, as well as civil society organizations and public administration. One of the program’s key strengths lies in this complementarity of expertise.

Over the past year, SANAD Elhaq has provided its beneficiaries with legal assistance tailored to each case, and assisted beneficiaries with administrative formalities, as well as in police summonses.

Global Torture Index

June 26, 2025, also marks the publication of the first edition of the Global Torture Index. Piloted by the OMCT and based on the expertise of its 200 member associations, the Index represents the first global analysis designed to assess the risk of torture and ill-treatment worldwide. It offers political decision-makers, the media, activists and the general public an objective perspective on torture in different countries and proposes key recommendations and best practices for eradicating torture and impunity.

The first edition concerns 26 countries, including Tunisia. The methodical and statistical analysis of data collected by the Alliance Against Torture (ACT) on various dimensions of the phenomenon of torture in Tunisia led to the classification of « high risk » in terms of torture and ill-treatment. SANAD’s activity report gives substance to this finding through the stories of its beneficiaries.

SANAD Report 2024–2025 (EN)
SANAD Report 2024–2025, Press Kit (EN)
Global Torture Index, Fact Sheet (EN)