Photo Gallery Searching for Truth in Tunisia
Mohamed Ghariani sits watching the televised hearings of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission. Once part of the adminstration of dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, he has remained politically active. He claims, however, that he knew nothing of the torture and was just part of the system.
Sihem Bensedrine is a former journalist and human rights activist who now heads Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission. She has become the object of hate for many, with some saying she isn't doing enough and others arguing she is going too far.
Jamal Baraket with his mother Hedi holding a picture of Faysal Baraket, who was tortured to death by the Ben Ali regime in 1991. Jamal has been fighting for justice ever since and is growing frustrated that the Truth and Dignity Commission hasn't yet pressed charges against his brother's murderers, even though it is known who they are.
Jamal Baraket at his brother's grave. The body of Faysal Baraket was exhumed in 2013 and a pathologist from the United Kingdom determined that he had, in fact, been tortured to death. Little has happened since.
