Jailed ex-Chad dictator Hissene Habre ordered to compensate victims
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, sentenced to life in May for crimes against humanity, was ordered Friday to pay what could amount to tens of millions of euros to his thousands of victims.
Jul 30, 2016, 00:17 AM ISTChad ex-dictator gets life sentence for crimes against humanity
The case, at the Extraordinary African Chambers (CAE) -- a special tribunal set up by the African Union under a deal with Senegal -- is the first time a country has prosecuted a former leader of another nation for rights abuses.
May 31, 2016, 00:34 AM IST