Tag: Hissene Habre

Hissene Habre, the former strongman president of Chad and security ally of the West during the Cold War who was later jailed for war...

Last week's decision by the Appeals Chamber of the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in the courts of Senegal to uphold the conviction...

A special tribunal upheld the life sentence for Chad's former President Hissene Habre for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the...

Former Chadian leader Hissene Habre's lawyers on Monday sought to annul his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, citing irregularities,...

Chad's former ruler Hissene Habre has appealed against his conviction for crimes against humanity and war crimes, a spokesman for the Special...

Now a court in Senegal has convicted Chad's former dictator of crimes against humanity to the applause of global justice advocates, could...

There were loud cheers, ululation and sighs of relief in the courtroom of the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in Senegal on Monday...

Former Chad president Hissene Habre, an ally of the West during the Cold War, was convicted on Monday of war crimes and...

The Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) are aptly named. This court was created by the African Union (AU) and Senegal in 2012, specifically...

Prosecutors in the landmark human rights trial of former Chad ruler Hissene Habre recommended life in prison if he is convicted of...

Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre had to be carried into court and restrained by masked security guards on Monday as charges were...

It is going to be a very busy few weeks for Senegalese lawyers Mbaye Sène, Mounirou Balane and Abdou Gniing. They have...

The trial of Chad's former ruler Hissene Habre for thousands of killings during his 1982-1990 rule was suspended on Tuesday until September...

Former Chadian president Hissene Habre was again forcefully brought into a special court in Dakar on Tuesday by security officials on the...

The trial of Chad's former president Hissene Habre for crimes against humanity broke down on its first day on Monday as he...

With many Africans denouncing the International Criminal Court as 'white man's justice', the trial of Chad's former dictator in Senegal on charges...

A court in Chad on Wednesday found 20 current and former security agents who served under ousted ruler Hissene Habre guilty of...

There is enough evidence to put Chad's deposed strongman Hissene Habre on trial for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, judges...

Ten years after Chadian dictator Hissene Habre was indicted in Senegal for mass murder and torture, his case has yet to come...