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class="field-content">Dec 28, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/19/senegal-proceedings-against-hissene-habre-draw-near">Senegal: Proceedings Against Hissène Habré Draw Near</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Dec 19, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>The adoption by the Senegalese National Assembly on December 19, 2012,of laws establishing special chambers within the existing Senegalese court structure heralds the start of criminal proceedings against the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/11/qa-case-hiss-ne-habr-extraordinary-african-chambers-senegal">Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Sep 11, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p> </p> <p>On February 8, 2013, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/node/113271">Extraordinary African Chambers</a>in the courts of Senegal will be inaugurated to prosecute the person or persons most responsible for international crimes committed in Chad between 1982 and 1990. It is expected that only the former dictator of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/africa/chad">Chad</a>during those years, Hissène Habré, who is accused of thousands of political killings and systematic torture, will be prosecuted. </p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/22/senegal-new-court-try-chad-ex-dictator-senegal">Senegal: New Court to Try Chad Ex-Dictator in Senegal</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Aug 22, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>The agreement signed between Senegal and the African Union (AU) on August 22, 2012, to establish a special court to try the former dictator of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/africa/chad"><u>Chad</u></a>, Hissène Habré, is an important step in the long campaign to bring him to justice, a coalition of human rights groups said today.<br/> <br/>  </p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/02/justice-senegal">Justice in Senegal</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Aug 2, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Twenty-one years after his overthrow and flight to Senegal, the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré may finally face trial for brutality against his own people. On Tuesday, July 24, four days after the world court in The Hague <font color="#0066cc">ruled</font> that Senegal must bring Habré to justice, Senegal and the African Union <font color="#0066cc">agreed</font> on a plan for a special court to try Habré. Senegal's new president, Macky Sall, <font color="#0066cc">says</font> he wants proceedings to begin later this year.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/01/africa-clinton-should-urge-leaders-address-abuse">Africa: Clinton Should Urge Leaders to Address Abuse</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Aug 1, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Africa should promote freedom of expression and association and encourage countries to address police and security force abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a public letter today. Secretary Clinton is scheduled to visit Senegal, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa between July 31 and August 10, 2012.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/31/letter-secretary-clinton-her-forthcoming-trip-africa">Letter to Secretary Clinton on her forthcoming trip to Africa</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 31, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/24/senegal-agreement-habr-court">Senegal: Agreement on Habré Court</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 24, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Senegal’s agreement on July 24, 2012, to establish a special court to try the former dictator of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/africa/chad"><u>Chad</u></a>, Hissène Habré, if swiftly implemented, could mark a turning point in the long campaign to bring him to justice, a coalition of human rights groups said today.<br/>  </p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130501003417/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/20/world-court-important-victory-habr-victims">World Court: Important Victory for Habré Victims</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jul 20, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">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. 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