Hissène Habré

Yet at the same time his Ministry of Justice led by new Minister Jean-Bernard Padaré has issued international arrest warrants for people accused of participating in the extreme human rights violations under President Hissène Habré although many still worked for Déby until recently...

Dakar’s most infamous guest Sall’s public determination to pursue corruption combines neatly with his aim of hosting the long promised trial of Hissène Habré...

Macky Sall’s election as President of Senegal has caused many to wonder if Chad’s ex-President Hissène Habré will still be welcome...

Another irritant is the ongoing effort to bring Hissène Habré to trial for state-sanctioned murder and torture during his eight-year reign as President of Chad...

AGAINST The African Union modified the Organisation for Africa Unity's founding principle of non-interference in members' internal affairs: it endorses deploying peacekeepers to protect civilians and the trial of leaders for war crimes (Chadian ex-President Hissène Habré is to be tried this year in Senegal)...

This finally ended the bargain made in 1990 when Khartoum backed Déby's ousting of Hissène Habré's regime on condition that he would not support Sudanese oppositionists...

He comes from the same Anakaza sub-clan and village as the despised former President Hissène Habré...

Hissène Habré heads for the courtroom Certainly Banjul's summit failed to do justice to its weighty agenda...

The most significant was the decision that Chadian former President Hissène Habré should be tried in Senegal on charges of murder and torture between 1982-1990...

Now listed for UN sanctions he helped Déby to overthrow President Hissène Habré in 1990...

The 1975 military cooperation agreement has been interpreted in the most cooperative manner: in 1990 President Hissène Habré enjoyed none of the benefits of French military intelligence logistics and even warning shots granted to Déby this year...