Sharm El Sheikh — During its upcoming summit, the African Union should ask Senegal to explain why little progress has been made in the two years since it mandated Senegal to prosecute former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, eight human rights organizations said today. The African Union is holding its bi-annual summit here on June 30 and July 1.
Habré is accused of massive crimes during his 1982-1990 rule before he fled to Senegal in 1990. On July 2, 2006, the African Union mandated Senegal to "prosecute and ensure that Hissène Habré is tried, on behalf of Africa, by a competent Senegalese court." Senegal has yet to initiate a prosecution, however.
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