Extraordinary African Chambers
| State level | International special dish |
|---|---|
| position | Created by law between the African Union and the Government of Senegal |
| founding | February 8, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Dakar , Senegal |
| Chair | Ciré Aly Bâ , Magistrate |
| Website | www.chambresafricaines.org |
The Extraordinary African Chambers ( French : Chambres Africaines Extraordinaires, CAE ) are a special African tribunal that, according to an agreement between the African Union (AU) and the state of Senegal, will regulate the political crimes committed by ex-dictator Hissène Habré in Chad between June 7th 1982 and December 1, 1990 . The chief judge is Magistrate Ciré Aly Bâ , who heads the Extraordinary African Chambers within the Senegalese judiciary at the Dakar Court of Appeal ( Cour d'Appel de Dakar ).
The Hissène Habré case
background
The period between June 7, 1982 and December 1, 1990 corresponds exactly to the time in office of the former Chadian President Hissène Habré, known as the “Pinochet of Africa”, who has had to answer to the CAE in Dakar since July 20, 2015 . 40,000 people were murdered and thousands tortured under his reign of terror. For the first time in history, an African ex-dictator has been brought to justice by an African court. The court was set up on February 8, 2013 in Dakar after a long tug of war after the trial against Habré failed for a long time due to the Senegalese government's refusal to bring the former dictator to justice. The process was not prepared until after Macky Sall was elected President of Senegal in 2012.
judgment
On May 30, 2016 , the CAE found ex-dictator Habré guilty of several charges and sentenced him to life imprisonment. War crimes, crimes against humanity and torture have been proven in thousands of cases during his reign.
Chambers of the CAE
One speaks of "Chambres" in the plural , because there are four chambers that make up the court:
- Chambre africaine extraordinaire d'instruction - ( Investigation Chamber )
- Chambre africaine extraordinaire d'accusation - ( special charge )
- Chambre africaine extraordinaire d'assises - ( jury )
- Chambre africaine d'assises d'appel - ( Court of Appeal )
Web links
- Official website of the CAE (French)
- Chronology of the investigations and the proceedings against Hissène Habré
- The African human rights protection system , published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ Judgment in Senegal. In: freiheit.org. Retrieved October 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Démarages des Chambres Africaines le 8 Février ( Memento of September 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), chambresafricaines.org, accessed on May 31, 2016 (French)
- ↑ L'administrateur des Chambres Africaines Extraordinaires ( Memento of May 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), chambresafricaines.org, accessed on May 31, 2016 (French)
- ^ The trial of the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré - A turning point for Africa , info.brot-fuer-die-welt.de, from July 17, 2015.
- ↑ Africans Who Judge Africans , faz.net, May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Late satisfaction for Habré's victims , tagesschau.de, from May 30, 2016
- ^ Court condemns ex-dictator Habré , fr-online.de, from May 30, 2016