Tunisia biometric ID card and passport law approved by parliament

After years of delay and criticism from civil society over lacking data protection, the Tunisian parliament voted in favor of two draft laws on biometric identity cards and passports.

The Rights and Liberties Committee of the Assembly of the People's Representatives greenlighted the Biometric ID and Passport Laws at the end of February. The draft laws were adopted on Wednesday with an overwhelming majority voting in favor, business news agency Zawya reports.

Lawmakers also voted to dismiss an amendment …

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