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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.
Habré, 69, is accused of responsibility for thousands of political killings and systematic torture when he ruled Chad, from 1982 to 1990. He has been living in exile in Senegal for more than 21 years but has yet to face justice there. Senegal’s recently elected president, Macky Sall, has said he wants to prosecute Habré in Dakar and ordered that proceedings begin by the end of the year. After prosecution in Senegal stalled, Belgium indicted Habré in 2005 and has since requested his extradition four times. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/20/world-court-important-victory-habr-victims

More about:
http://www.hrw.org/en/habre-case

http://unipd-centrodirittiumani.it/it/news/Senegal-approvata-legge-per-listituzione-della-corte-speciale-che-processera-Hissene-Habre/2745

Biographic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiss%C3%A8ne_Habr%C3%A9
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiss%C3%A8ne_Habr%C3%A9

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Prisoners’ lives are threatened by appalling detention conditions:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/chad-prisoners-lives-are-threatened-appalling-detention-conditions-2012-09-10

The Report:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR20/007/2012/en/de5e6bea-5e6d-4455-ad82-6ae6d08e6ab4/afr200072012en.pdf

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Basic Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciad

Human Rights In Chad:
http://www.hrw.org/africa/chad
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/chad/report-2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Chad

http://rapportoannuale.amnesty.it/sites/default/files/Ciad.pdf