On February 8, 2013, the Extraordinary African Chambers will start a process to try the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré. The Extraordinary African Chambers was created by agreement with the African Union (AU). The pretrial investigation, by four Senegalese magistrates,
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Special Court to Try Hissene Habre to Commence Later this Week
On February 8, 2013, Senegal will inaugurate a special court to try the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, marking a significant step forward in the long campaign to bring Habré to justice. The court is known as the Extraordinary African Chambers…
Senegal Adopts Legislation to Try Hissene Habre for War Crimes
After more than a decade of effort, the Senegal National Assembly adopted legislation yesterday that will create Extraordinary Chambers within the Senegalese court system to try the former president of Chad, Mr. Hissene Habre, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during…
ICJ Rules That Senegal Must Prosecute or Extradite
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its decision today finding that the Republic of Senegal has an obligation to bring proceedings against Mr. Hissene Habre or extradite him to face trial elsewhere. Mr. Habre is the former president of…
Chad Failed to Arrest al-Bashir
The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided today that Chad has not met its obligation to fully cooperate with the court by failing to arrest and surrender Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to Chad in August. Following its decision…
Senegal Decides Not to Repatriate Hissene Habre to Chad
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today welcomed Senegal’s decision not to repatriate former dictator Hissène Habré to Chad, but said that he should not be left to live with impunity in Senegal. Navi Pillay had called for…
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Issues First Decision
Last week, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued its first ever ruling in the Matter of Michelot Yogogombaye vs. The Republic of Senegal. Yogogombaye petitioned the Court to intervene in a legal matter against former Chadian president, Habre, now pending…
