Decision on the Hissene Habre Case - Doc. Assembly/AU/12(XVIII)

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.401(XVIII)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
30 January 2012
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE HISSENE HABRE CASE
Doc. Assembly/AU/12(XVIII)

The Assembly,

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of the Assembly Decisions on the Hissene Habre case;

  2. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the willingness of the Republic of Rwanda to handle the trial of Hissene Habre;

  3. REITERATES its commitment to fight impunity in conformity with the provisions of Article 4(h) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union;

  4. TAKES NOTE that the Appeal Court of Senegal, has not yet pronounced itself on the request for extradition of Hissene Habre to Belgium;

  5. REQUESTS the Commission to continue consultations with partner countries and institutions and the Republic of Senegal and subsequently with the Republic of Rwanda with a view to ensuring the expeditious trial of Hissene Habre and to consider the practical modalities as well as the legal and financial implications of the trial;

  6. REQUESTS the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of this Decision and report accordingly to the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly in June 2012.

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