Summary:
This case challenges the practice of forced anal examinations conducted in Tunisia against individuals accused under Article 230 of the country’s Penal Code. The applicants argue that the examinations amount to torture and other serious violations of dignity and bodily integrity.

The practice is described as medically baseless, coercive, and degrading, causing severe physical and psychological harm. The application further contends that the criminalisation framework facilitates abuse, and that the absence of effective domestic remedies allows these violations to persist without accountability. The case seeks declarations of violations and orders requiring the State to end the practice and ensure guarantees of non-repetition.