Chad: "We don’t want to die before Hissène Habré is brought to trial"
Amnesty International
2006, Amnesty International:
This report aims to provide a voice to some of the African victims who have filed complaints against Hissène Habré and to enable them to appeal directly to the Committee of Experts, the AU and the wider international community. All these victims have spoken of their craving for justice and their long struggle to ensure that Hissène Habré is held accountable by a competent and impartial court for the crimes for which he has been indicted.
Table of contents:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. "A TERRIFYING TOLL"
Conclusions of the Chadian Commission of Inquiry created in 1990
3. A QUEST FOR JUSTICE LASTING FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS : JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED
i. Senegal’s obligations under international human rights law
ii. Communication submitted to the United Nations Committee against Torture
iii. Complaints filed in Chad and Belgium
iv. Senegal refers the Habré case to the African Union
4. APPEALS BY VICTIMS TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS
i. Torture and "disappearances" of members of armed opposition groups
ii. Repression of real or alleged political opponents
iii. Arrest and torture of relatives of real or alleged opponents
iv. Persecution of ethnic groups
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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| Language | Format | Source |
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| English | PDF document |  view/download |
| French | PDF document | view/download |