Prominent human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine is awaiting appeal after being sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison in two cases related to her work as President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC) from 2014 to 2018. Bensedrine was arrested on 1 August 2024 and held in Manouba prison, where she carried out a hunger strike to protest the charges against her, until her release on 19 February 2025. She was sentenced on 26 June 2026 by the Court of First Instance of Tunis to 10 years and 15 years on charges of “fraud,” “use of forged documents,” and “abuse of official capacity to harm the administration,” as a result of the Commission’s final report, specifically the chapter concerning corruption in the banking sector. The TDC was established under Organic Law No. 53 of 2013 on Establishing and Organizing Transitional Justice, and Article 69 stipulates that TDC members and staff are not responsible for its contents. She remains free while awaiting appeal.