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World Service,6 mins
Chadians' 25 year quest for justice against Hissène Habré remembered
Focus on AfricaAvailable for over a year
The former Chadian dictator was jailed for life 2 years ago for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture, including sexual violence and rape. His regime during the eighties was one of the bloodiest periods in the country's history. Victim's groups with outside support finally brought Habre to court to answer for his crimes at a specially convened AU court in Senegal. Tony Andoh Korsah has been hearing from journalist Celeste Hicks who's just written a book called "the Trial of Hissene Habre". How the people of Chad brought a tyrant to justice. (Photo: (Left) Hissene Habre taken to court, (Right) Cover of the book about the trial. Credit: Âé¶¹Éç and Getty Images)
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