![]() This was intended to be path-breaking, by establishing a form of justice that was neither dependent on national nor on international entities, such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) that has come under much criticism for its exclusive focus on African cases. ![]() Habré’s trial was adjudicated by the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC), a hybrid tribunal whose legal competence was based on the principle of universal jurisdiction. His trial was held in Senegal, where Habré had sought refuge after he had been ousted by his former chief of staff Idriss Déby in 1990. ![]() On April 27, 2017, Chad’s former president Hissène Habré was condemned to life imprisonment and the payment of 123 million as compensation to his victims for torture, extra-legal executions, and other human rights violations committed during his reign (1982–1990). ![]()
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