31/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - EU welcomes verdict in Hissène Habré trial. Former president of Chad from 1982 to 1990 Hissène Habré was sentenced by the Extraordinary African Chambers in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday 30 May to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. The ruling was welcomed by the EU. This verdict “delivers justice to the victims who have been waiting for this moment for over 25 years. It will also help reconciliation in Chad”, stated a press...