Enhancing Detainees' Rights in Tunisia
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- INL24CA0069-AMETUNIS-DETAINEERIGHTS-0507
- Agency
-
Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,500,000 to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
-
- 19.703 Criminal Justice Systems
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
-
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
-
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement is seeking applicants for a cooperative agreement to enhance detainees' rights in Tunisia. The project aims to expand access to legal aid and improve enforcement of detainee rights, particularly related to Tunisia's 2016 reforms of its Criminal Procedure Code. Eligible applicants include non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, private and public higher education institutions, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The project has five specific objectives focused on empowering the Tunisian public, digitizing access to legal assistance, training key stakeholders, building civil society capacity, and establishing a coalition of civil society organizations. Applications will be evaluated on the applicant's technical approach, organizational capacity, monitoring and evaluation plan, and cost-effectiveness. The application deadline is July 3, 2024.
The available funding range is $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 for a 24-month cooperative agreement period starting in October 2024. The project will take place in Tunisia and is funded under the Department of State's Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), which aims to institutionalize the rule of law and expand effective criminal justice systems in partner countries.
Synopsis
This project seeks to enhance detainees' rights in Tunisia by expanding access to legal aid and improving enforcement of detainee rights in Tunisia. In 2016, Tunisia passed wide-ranging reforms of its Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). Act 2016-5 (Law 5) enacting article 13 of the CPC gave arrestees in police custody the right to legal counsel and significantly reduced the duration of legal pre-charge detention from 72 to 48 hours. By the order of public prosecutor and when justified, pre-charge detention could be extended with 48 hours for felonies and 24 hours for misdemeanors. In parallel, the anti-terrorism law of 2015 allows prosecutors and police to hold suspects for the first 48 hours without access to a lawyer and extends the duration of pre-charge custody to five days extendable two times for a total of 15 days. Since Law 5 came into force, its application has been uneven. This project seeks to ensure that the rights granted to civilians in Tunisia by Law 5 and criminal procedures proposing alternatives to detention, inter alia, bail provisions, are enforced consistently during the pre-trial phase.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| INL24CA0069 Q&A Responses (Jun 17, 2024).docx | DOCX document | |
| SF424 Docs - Application for Federal Assistance.zip | ZIP file | |
| FY23 INL Templates and Forms for Grants.gov.zip | ZIP file | |
| INL24CA0069 NOFO Enhancing Detainees' Rights in Tunisia.pdf |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar grant opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity