![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The New York Times pointed out: “Many African countries have endured abusive dictators, warlords and large-scale bloodshed that has gone unpunished. This was a hugely significant trial for all of Africa – the first time that an African dictator had been tried before the national courts of another country on the continent. He was led away to begin a life sentence. Habré, once one of Africa’s most feared leaders, had just been convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and torture. “ Never before had victims’ voices been so dominant”, declared journalist Thierry Cruvellier, who’s spent two decades observing international war crimes prosecutions, as the trial of Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habré reached it dramatic conclusion two years ago today. ![]()
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