A new report from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noting Senegal's continued failure to bring former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to justice vindicates demands that Senegal should swiftly extradite Habré to Belgium to face trial, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Chadian victims' groups said on Thursday.
In a report made public on Wednesday, Clinton said "after 20 years, the victims deserve justice and their day in court." She urged the Senegalese government to take "concrete steps" to prosecute Habré in Senegal or extradite him to Belgium.