Hissène Habré’s case: Origins and current debate

Type :

Case study

Pages :

9 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/16/2009

Category :

Law & contracts

Sub category :

Other law subjects

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Summary :

Introduction.
A current situation conditioned by several historical phenomena.
1. The role of the conditions of the rise of Hissene Habre to power.
2. A socio-political context favouring the use of violence in Chad.
A desire for justice: From a local affair to an international concern.
1. A local affair responding to local interests.
2. An international affair: A desire for establishing an international justice.
A trial paralyzed by many difficulties.
1. The issue of making the difference between the persons responsible for such political crimes and the victims.
2. Many tensions which paralyzed the justice.
3. Some problems related to the NGOs involved in the case
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

In February 2003, the Darfur conflict, an ethnic clash in western Sudan, began and, in March 2004, Mukesh Kapila, called it the "world's greatest humanitarian crisis". Thus, in January 2005, the UN Secretary-General's Commission of Inquiry on Darfur estimated in its report that there were already 1.6 million internally displaced persons and more than 200,000 refugees coming from Darfur into neighboring Chad. Moreover, many states and International NGOs are involved in this Sudanese civil war such as the French one named Zoé's Ark which attempted to provide aid for children affected by the murderous conflict. Nevertheless, on October 30th, 2007, seventeen members of this organization were arrested in Abéché and accused by the Chadian government of abducting 103 African children. Indeed, these children declared by the group orphans and issued from Darfur, were mostly Chadian and had at least one living parent or guardian. Idriss Deby, the current president of Chad has promised "severe punishment". Therefore, on November 4th, 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy, the current president of France, came to N'Djamena and negotiated. Various world political actors such as the Chadian government and the French one but also the African Union were then involved in this case and the issue was to know where the French people would be judged.