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Belgium Fifth Meeting of the EU Network of Contact Points on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Letter to Heads of Delegations to the Article 36 Committee We are writing in advance of the upcoming Article 36 Committee meeting in Brussels, at which you will discuss the EU Network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (EU Network). With this letter, the undersigned organizations wish to share their assessment of the EU Network’s achievements to date and urge the Article 36 Committee to support the strengthening of the EU Network, notably through the creation of a permanent secretariat. April 1, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Letter Commending Belgian Commitment on SAA with Serbia We are writing this public letter to commend your government’s commitment to refuse signature of the Stabilization Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia in the absence of its full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). February 13, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Russia: Pre-Summit Crackdown Shows Why EU Must Speak Up Deteriorating Human Rights Protection in Russia Should Be a Focus of Summit The European Union should make the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia a focus of this weekend’s EU-Russia summit in Samara, where authorities have harassed and detained activists planning political protests, Human Rights Watch said today. May 16, 2007 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version No Capitulating to China By Sophie Richardson Published in La Libre Belgique European officials, especially ones posted in China, don’t often utter the words “sovereign” and “Dalai Lama” in the same sentence. But on Wednesday Belgium’s ambassador to Beijing, Bernard Pierre, did just that when he characterized the Dalai Lama’s cancellation of his planned visit to Brussels as a “sovereign decision.” May 14, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version Senegal: EU Parliament Calls for Support of Hissène Habré Trial Senegal Should Present Reasonable Plan to Prosecute Chad’s Ex-Dictator The European Union should quickly implement the European Parliament’s resolution calling for EU assistance to Senegal for preparing the trial of Hissène Habré, the exiled former Chadian dictator accused of crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today. April 26, 2007 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. February 12, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version The Trial of Hissène Habré Time is Running Out for the Victims In this paper, Human Rights Watch noted that Senegal had not even passed the legislation needed to try Habré. Human Rights Watch called on the African Union to name a special envoy to help Senegal prepare Habré’s trial. January 25, 2007 Background Briefing Also available in
Senegal Names Commission to Prepare Trial of Hissène Habré The Senegalese government’s announcement that it will establish a commission to prepare the trial of the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, is an important step towards justice, Human Rights Watch said today. November 2, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version African Union: Senegal Agrees to Try Hissène Habré Dakar Must Move Quickly to Prosecute Chad’s Ex-Dictator Senegal’s decision to prosecute the exiled former dictator of Chad, in response to a request by the African Union, is a turning point in the long campaign to bring Hissène Habré to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. July 2, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Audio Commentary on Universal Jurisdiction Nehal Bhuta is the Arthur Helton Fellow with the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch. Here he speaks about how universal jurisdiction is currently being used in Europe to try war criminals. June 29, 2006 Audio Clip Europe: Shrinking Safe Haven for War Criminals ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ Prosecutions Bring Justice for Victims Prosecutors in Europe are using the concept of universal jurisdiction to pursue foreign war criminals in national courts, a strategy that is gaining momentum across the continent and should be expanded, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The theory is that some crimes are so horrendous that they should be tried regardless of the geography of victims and perpetrators. June 28, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version African Union: Senegal Must Make Habré Face Justice A.U. Legal Panel Meets to Discuss Chad’s Ex-Dictator The African Union must call on Senegal to fulfill its legal commitments and ensure that the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, is brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. May 22, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Senegal: U.N. Calls for Trial of Ex-Chad Dictator Anti-Torture Body Condemns Senegal’s Failure to Bring Hissène Habré to Justice The United Nations’ top anti-torture body has rebuked Senegal for failing to bring Chad’s exiled former dictator Hissène Habré to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The panel requested Senegal to prosecute Habré in Senegal, or extradite him to stand trial in Belgium or elsewhere. May 19, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version The Case against Hissène Habré, an “African Pinochet” Case Summary In September 2005, a Belgian judge issued an international arrest warrant charging Mr. Habré with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture committed during his 1982-90 rule. Mr. Habré lives in exile in Senegal, where he was indicted in 2000 before courts ruled that he could not be tried there. Pursuant to the arrest warrant and a Belgian extradition request, Senegalese authorities arrested Mr. Habré on November 15, 2005. After a Senegalese court refused to rule on the extradition request, Senegal announced that it had asked the January 2006 summit of the African Union to recommend "the competent jurisdiction" for the trial of Hissène Habré. That summit set up a Committee of Eminent African Jurists to consider the options for Habré's trial and to report back at the July 2006 summit. May 8, 2006 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version Chronology of the Habré Case A time line of the process of bringing Hissène Habré to justice, 1990-2007. April 26, 2006 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version Submission to the Committee of Eminent African Jurists Options for Hissène Habré to Face Justice This paper examines Senegal’s legal obligations as well as the different options for bringing Mr. Habré to justice. It notes that—whatever the outcome of the A.U. review—Senegal is under an obligation to prosecute or to extradite Hissène Habré. It concludes that Mr. Habré’s extradition to Belgium is the most efficient, realistic, and timely option for ensuring that Mr. Habré is able to respond to the charges against him with all the guarantees of a fair trial. If the CEAJ wished to propose an African option, it should recommend Mr. Habré’s trial in Senegal. Chad does not offer the guarantee of a fair trial. Establishment of a new ad hoc African tribunal to try Mr. Habré’s alleged crimes would require enormous political will, would be years in the making, and would probably cost over U.S.$100 million, while no existing African tribunal appears to have judicial competence over the alleged crimes. Hissène Habré’s victims have already been waiting for fifteen years to find a court to hear their case, and many of the survivors have already died. April 24, 2006 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version No Guidelines on Empty ‘No Torture’ Promises Council of Europe Rejects Minimum Standards for Diplomatic Assurances A Council of Europe expert group has rightly decided not to develop guidelines for the acceptable use of diplomatic assurances to justify sending people to places where they are at risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. April 3, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Options for Hissène Habré to Face Justice December 9, 2005 This paper examines the different options for bringing Hissène Habré to justice. It concludes that Mr. Habré’s extradition to Belgium is the most concrete, realistic, and timely option for ensuring that Mr. Habré is able to respond to the charges against him with all guarantees of a fair trial. Mr. Habré’s victims have already been waiting for fifteen years to find a court to hear their case, and many of the survivors have already died. Establishment of a new ad hoc African tribunal to try Mr. Habré’s alleged crimes would require enormous political will, would be years in the making and would probably cost over U.S.$100 million. December 9, 2005 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version African Union: Support Habré’s Extradition to Belgium Creating Ad Hoc Tribunal to Try Ex-Dictator of Chad Would Be Too Costly, Slow Now that Senegal has placed the case of Hissène Habré in the hands of the African Union, African leaders should recommend the extradition of the former Chadian dictator to Belgium, where he is wanted to stand trial for crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today in a study of the various options for bringing Habré to justice. December 9, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Senegal Places Crimes of Ex-Chad Dictator in Hands of African Union Hissène Habré should be extradited to Belgium to stand trial In the wake of Senegal’s announcement that it would place the case of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré in the hands of the African Union (AU), Human Rights Watch insisted on Senegal’s legal obligation to prosecute or extradite Habré and called on the AU to recommend Habré’s extradition to Belgium, where he is wanted to stand trial for the most serious crimes. November 27, 2005 Press Release Also available in
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