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June 10, 2016

This Is What the Conviction of Chad's Former Dictator Means for African Human Rights

The breakthrough for many victims of atrocities committed under the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré came on May 30 in Dakar, Senegal.

International Justice

June 10, 2016 Commentary

This Is What the Conviction of Chad's Former Dictator Means for African Human Rights

Elise Keppler
Associate Director, International Justice Program

Published In: The Washington Post
International Justice

May 30, 2016 News Release

Chad’s Ex-Dictator Convicted of Atrocities
Chad

May 17, 2016 News Release

Senegal: Video of Chad Ex-Dictator’s Trial

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March 19, 2014 Video

Senegal: Urgent Action Needed on Forced Child Begging
July 23, 2015 Video

Act 1 of the Hissène Habré Trial
July 7, 2015 Video

Facing Justice

News

May 3, 2016 News Release

Senegal: Hissène Habré Verdict Scheduled May 30
May 3, 2016 Q & A

Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal
April 4, 2016 News Release

Senegal: Dakar Accepts 2 From Guantanamo
April 4, 2016 News Release

US: Releases Signal Progress on Guantanamo
February 3, 2016 News Release

Senegal: Final Arguments in Hissène Habré Trial
December 13, 2015 News Release

Hissène Habré Trial: Witness Hearings Ending
November 21, 2015 Commentary

At Ex-Dictator’s Trial, Women Reveal Dark Secrets

Henri Thulliez
Coordinator at Human Rights Watch for the Hissène Habré case

Published In: Newsweek Europe
November 12, 2015 Commentary

A Dictator on Trial In Africa

Reed Brody
Counsel and Spokesperson

Published In: JusticeInfo.net
November 6, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: How Senegal Can Get Its Wish

Param-Preet Singh
Senior Counsel, International Justice Program
October 22, 2015 News Release

Senegal: At Hissène Habre Trial, Sexual Slavery Accounts
September 8, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Long Journey Ends As Habre Trial Begins

Reed Brody
Counsel and Spokesperson
September 4, 2015 News Release

Senegal: Dictator on Trial

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April 20, 2015

Senegal: Decade of Abuse in Quranic Schools

Authorities Fail to Prosecute Abusers or Regulate Schools
March 19, 2014

Exploitation in the Name of Education

Uneven Progress in Ending Forced Child Begging in Senegal
October 24, 2013

Abandoned in Agony

Cancer and the Struggle for Pain Treatment in Senegal

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Corinne Dufka

Associate Director, Africa Division @CorinneDufka

Daniel Bekele

Executive Director, Africa Division DanielBekele

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 June 2016

Daily Brief

World Refugee Day; Turkish border guards shoot asylum seekers dead; EU refugee policy & Turkey; refugees helping to nab war criminals; refugee team at Olympics; investigating civilians killed in Aleppo, Syria; sexual violence in Sudan; and the "deadliest year ever" for environmental activists.