Senegal has made significant progress in improving human rights, but the country should put the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré on trial for international crimes, and combat the trafficking of children across West Africa, the United Nations human rights chief said today.
Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stressed that as a country that has the custody of a suspect of international crimes, Senegal is "under the obligation to either try or extradite Mr. Habré." Mr. Habré has been living under house arrest in Senegal since fleeing Chad after he was ousted in 1990. He stands accused of mass murder and torture during his rule.
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