Senegalese police on June 30 detained former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre [6]. Habre has been under house arrest in Senegal since 2005. Senegal and the African Union [7] signed an agreement in December to set up the Extraordinary African Chambers [8] to try Habre for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture during his time in power between 1982 and 1990, in which rights groups report that some 40,000 people were killed. Habre's lawyer said that Habre was taken from his home [9] in Dakar to an unknown location in preparation for his trial.
From Jurist [10], July 1. Used with permission.
