Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Verdict Expected Monday in Former Chadian Ruler's Trial

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A court in Senegal is scheduled to deliver a verdict Monday in the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre. Habre was tried on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and war crimes before a special tribunal in Dakar, the Extraordinary African Chambers. The verdict could mark the end of a battle to bring Habre to justice in Senegal, to which he fled and where he has lived since being overthrown in a coup in 1990. “It took 25 years of relentless campaigning by Hissene...

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