Senegal: U.S. Urges Action On Chadian Ex-Dictator's Trial - Clinton Says Hissène Habré's 'Victims Deserve Justice and Their Day in Court'

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A new report from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noting Senegal's continued failure to bring former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to justice, vindicates demands that Senegal should swiftly extradite Habré to Belgium to face trial, Human Rights Watch and Chadian victims' groups said today.

In a report made public on June 20, 2012, Secretary Clinton said that, "After 20 years, the victims deserve justice and their day in court." Clinton urged the Senegalese government to take "concrete steps" to prosecute Habré in Senegal or extradite him to Belgium.

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