• Senegal: Bringing a Dictator to Justice
    Commentary
    Dec 28, 2012
  • Senegal: Proceedings Against Hissène Habré Draw Near
    Press release
    Dec 19, 2012

    The adoption by the Senegalese National Assembly on December 19, 2012,of laws establishing special chambers within the existing Senegalese court structure heralds the start of criminal proceedings against the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré.

  • Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal
    Q & A
    Sep 11, 2012

    On August 22, 2012, Senegal and the African Union (AU) signed an agreement to establish special chambers embedded in the Senegalese judicial system to prosecute the person or persons most responsible for international crimes committed in Chad between 1982 and 1990. It is expected that only the former dictator of Chad during those years, Hissène Habré, who is accused of thousands of political killings and systematic torture, will be prosecuted.

  • Senegal: New Court to Try Chad Ex-Dictator in Senegal
    Press release
    Aug 22, 2012

    The agreement signed between Senegal and the African Union (AU) on August 22, 2012, to establish a special court to try the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, is an important step in the long campaign to bring him to justice, a coalition of human rights groups said today.

     

  • Justice in Senegal
    Commentary
    Aug 2, 2012

    Twenty-one years after his overthrow and flight to Senegal, the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré may finally face trial for brutality against his own people. On Tuesday, July 24, four days after the world court in The Hague ruled that Senegal must bring Habré to justice, Senegal and the African Union agreed on a plan for a special court to try Habré. Senegal's new president, Macky Sall, says he wants proceedings to begin later this year.

  • Africa: Clinton Should Urge Leaders to Address Abuse
    Press release
    Aug 1, 2012
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Africa should promote freedom of expression and association and encourage countries to address police and security force abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a public letter today. Secretary Clinton is scheduled to visit Senegal, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa between July 31 and August 10, 2012.
  • Letter to Secretary Clinton on her forthcoming trip to Africa
    Letter
    Jul 31, 2012
  • Senegal: Agreement on Habré Court
    Press release
    Jul 24, 2012

    Senegal’s agreement on July 24, 2012, to establish a special court to try the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, if swiftly implemented, could mark a turning point in the long campaign to bring him to justice, a coalition of human rights groups said today.
     

  • World Court: Important Victory for Habré Victims
    Press release
    Jul 20, 2012
    The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 20, 2012, that Senegal must prosecute “without further delay” or extradite Chad’s former dictator Hissène Habré is a great victory for his victims, a coalition of human rights groups said today. The ruling reinforces the obligation on all countries to bring to account people in their jurisdiction who are allegedly responsible for torture.
  • Senegal: US Urges Action on Chadian Ex-Dictator’s Trial
    Press release
    Jun 21, 2012
    A new report from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noting Senegal’s continued failure to bring former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to justice, vindicates demands that Senegal should swiftly extradite Habré to Belgium to face trial