Former Chadian Dictator Hissene Habre Sentenced to Life in Prison For War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture And Rape

Added by Agymah Atoapem on May 30, 2016.
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Tags: Chadian, Dictator, Hissène Habré

Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre has been found guilty for atrocities committed during his eight-year rule and sentenced to life in prison.

A special tribunal in Senegal issued its verdict Monday, convicting Habre of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and a number of other charges. It said Habre also personally raped a female detainee four times.

Habre has two weeks to appeal the decision from the Extraordinary African Chambers. Victims of Habre’s rule have fought for a quarter-century to bring him to justice. He fled to Senegal and has lived there in exile since being overthrown in a coup in 1990.

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