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Latham report - Download (MP3) Latham report - Listen (MP3) Lawyers for alleged victims of Chad's former president Hissane Habre say a law passed by Senegal's Parliament clears the way to put the former ruler on trial. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, human rights advocates say they have gathered extensive evidence documenting Habre's alleged crimes. Human rights advocates and lawyers for Habre's alleged victims are hopeful after a law passed by Senegal's Parliament put in place the legal framework to bring the former Chadian president to trial for crimes against humanity. A spokesman for the Senegal's Justice Ministry said the law, which still needs President Abdoulaye Wade's approval, is a constitutional reform which eliminates the statute of limitations on genocide and crimes against humanity.... [read full story]
