As a non-profit association, the Tunisian Association for the defense of individual liberties has been conceived and created after January 14th, 2011. The creation of the TADIL is  situated within the liberties context, in particular the right to organize which reigned from January 14th, 2011. This initiative was guided by a will to emphasize individual liberties. These liberties which are strictly related to the individual and which remain relatively ignored even marginalized with regard to the collective and public liberties.

Indeed, the post -January 14th period was characterized by a strong politicization of social life. This has led to renewed interest of all the freedoms, civil and political rights notably the right to create  associations, political parties and syndicates. But, in a way, this politicization brushed aside the Individual: all debates turned around the rights of various groups (NGO, political parties and syndicates).

This sphere of influence, emphasizing the rights of groups and collective liberties was strengthened during the electoral period when the Individual, hiss rights and his liberties were absent in the campaign.

Recognizing  that the individual (his rights and his liberties) are at the heart of any democratic process and are a driving force of civic life, a group of citizens (jurists and non jurists) opted for the creation of an association of defending individual liberties. The association deposited its file of constitution at the Ministry of the Interior on March 7th , 2011 (No. 2773) and three months later it issued its announcement of create in the Official  Gazette No. 91 of July 30th, 2011 (n°2011T04214APSF1 ).