Tunisian Association of Democratic Women

In the 1970s and 1980s, a group of Tunisian intellectuals formed a debating circle around feminist topics in the Tahar-Haddad cultural club with the support of Jalila Hafsia.

It is an independent organization that criticises Muslim influences on society, a lack of democracy and violations of women's rights.

[5] In summer 2021, the current president of the association, Neila Zoghlami, was present alongside other civil society leaders at Tunisian President Kais Saied's broadcast announcement of new "emergency" political measures including the dissolution of parliament, and she has since led the organization in making public statements and calling for political action to return Tunisia to more a constitutionally-based, consultative government.

[6][7] One of the presidents of the association was the sociologist Khadija Chérif, who was formerly the secretary general of the International Federation for Human Rights in which l'ATFD is also a member.

[3] Others included the pediatrician Saïda Rached, the law professor Monia Ben Jemia and the lawyer Yosra Frawes,.