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 IST
French MPs vote to criminalise denial of Armenian genocide
French members of parliament voted unanimously Friday to criminalise the denial of all crimes against humanity, including failure to admit that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces was a "genocide".
Jul 02, 2016, 02:25 AM IST
Chad 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
