Amnesty International accused the north African country of Tunisia of failing to curb torture of detainees held on suspicion of security and terrorism offences.

Amnesty issued a report, "In the Name of Security: Routine Abuses in Tunisia" alleging specific cases of torture, including beatings, hoodings, sleep deprivation and electric shocks.

"The Tunisian government has repeatedly asserted that it abides by its international human rights obligations, yet this is far from the reality," an Amnesty statement said.

"It is high time that the authorities stop paying lip service to human rights and take concrete action to end abuses. As a first step, the Tunisian authorities must acknowledge the disturbing allegations documented in this report, commit to investigating them and bring those responsible to justice."

Tunisia hit back saying the Amnesty's allegations lacked credibility.

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