Africa rights court refuses to take Habre case in first ruling
December 15, 2009
[JURIST] The African Court on Human and People's Rights (AfCHPR) [official website] issued its first decision [judgment, PDF] Tuesday, finding that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a case against Senegal on whether charges against former Chadian president Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST news archive....... [more] 
ICJ denies Belgium request to force extraditon of Chad ex-president Habre
May 28, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] on Thursday denied [order, PDF] Belgium's request to compel Senegal to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre [BBC profile]. Belgium had accused Senegal of violating international law, including Article 7 of the Conventio....... [more]
Belgium asks ICJ to force Senegal trial or extradition of Chad ex-president
April 6, 2009
[JURIST] Belgium urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] Monday to compel Senegal either to begin proceedings against former Chadian president Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for crimes against humanity or to extradite him to Belgium for trial under the cou....... [more]
Belgium seeks ICJ ruling on Senegal dispute over former Chad president
February 23, 2009
[JURIST] Belgium filed suit [press release] against Senegal in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] on Thursday, asserting that the ICJ must intervene because the nations are in disagreement over the prosecution of former Chadian President Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST ne....... [more]
Ex-Chad dictator Habre attempting to block Senegal trial
December 5, 2008
'[JURIST] Lawyers for former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre filed a complaint with the court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in October to prevent his trial for crimes against humanity in Senegal from moving forward, according....... [more]
Chad ex-dictator Habre denounces new war crimes complaints
September 23, 2008
'[JURIST] Complaints filed with a Senegal prosecutor last week by fourteen Chadian and Senegalese citizens alleging that former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre was responsible for war crimes and torture are merely"judicial persecution," lawyers for Habre....... [more]
Senegal: 14 file war crimes complaints against ex-Chad dictator Habre
September 17, 2008
'[JURIST] Fourteen Chadian and Senegalese citizens filed complaints with a Senegal prosecutor Tuesday, alleging war crimes and torture by former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre. Habre fled to Senegal after being overthrown in 1990, and last month a....... [more]
Senegal may drop charges against Chad ex-dictator Habre
August 18, 2008
'[JURIST] Senegal may drop charges against former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre who was sentenced to death in absentia in Chad on Friday, according to Monday media reports. Senegalese Justice Minister Madicke Niang said that Habre could not be tried....... [more]
Chad court sentences ex-dictator Habre to death in absentia
August 16, 2008
'[JURIST] Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre and eleven other rebel commanders were sentenced to death Friday in a Chadian court for crimes against the state after a mass trial in which dozens were tried. Habre is currently living in Senegal where he....... [more]
Senegal adopts constitutional amendment to allow trial of former Chad dictator
July 24, 2008
'[JURIST] Senegal has formally adopted a constitutional amendment giving the nation''s courts jurisdiction over the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, according to a Thursday statement by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The group expressed doubt....... [more]
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