Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré
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The Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré was a landmark international criminal proceeding in Senegal that convicted the former Chadian president for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture committed during his rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré Context triple: [Hissène Habré, notableCourtCase, Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré]
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Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was a hybrid international-national tribunal established to prosecute those bearing the greatest responsibility for serious crimes committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré Target entity description: The Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré was a landmark international criminal proceeding in Senegal that convicted the former Chadian president for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture committed during his rule.
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A.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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C.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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D.
Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was a hybrid international-national tribunal established to prosecute those bearing the greatest responsibility for serious crimes committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
-
E.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crimes against humanity trial
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international criminal trial ⓘ torture trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| appealJudgmentDate | 2017-04-27 ⓘ |
| appealOutcome | conviction and life sentence upheld ⓘ |
| category |
Human rights law
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International criminal law ⓘ Transitional justice ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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rape ⓘ sexual slavery ⓘ torture ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| concernsEventsIn | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant | Hissène Habré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-05-30 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
African Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundResponsibleFor |
ethnically targeted persecution
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ systematic torture ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
African Union–Senegal hybrid court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegalese courts ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ local languages via interpretation ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Convention against Torture
NERFINISHED
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Statute of the Extraordinary African Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of victim and witness testimony
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use of Chadian security archives as evidence ⓘ |
| orderedReparationsFor | victims of Hissène Habré’s regime ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Extraordinary African Chambers in the Courts of Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Gustave Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Documentation and Security Directorate (DDS) abuses
ⓘ
Hissène Habré presidency of Chad ⓘ |
| result | conviction ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| significance |
first time a former African head of state was tried and convicted in another African country
ⓘ
landmark case for universal jurisdiction in Africa ⓘ precedent for accountability of former heads of state ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-07-20 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1982-1990 ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | hybrid international–domestic tribunal ⓘ |
| verdictDate | 2016-05-30 ⓘ |
| victimCountFinding | tens of thousands of victims ⓘ |
| victimParticipation | civil parties admitted ⓘ |
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Subject: Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré Description of subject: The Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré was a landmark international criminal proceeding in Senegal that convicted the former Chadian president for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture committed during his rule.
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