To catch a dictator : the pursuit and trial of Hissène Habré / Reed Brody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brody, Reed, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habré, Hissein--Trials, litigation, etc.

Habré, Hissein.

Human rights.

Chad--Politics and government--1960-1990.

Chad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

To Catch a Dictator is a dramatic insider's account of the hunt for Hissène Habré, the former despot of Chad, and his momentous trial. The human rights lawyer Reed Brody recounts how he and an international team of investigators, legal experts, and victims went on a quest for justice.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Jacqueline Moudeïna

Prologue

Part I. Hissène Habré, an "African Pinochet"

1. Souleymane Guengueng

2. Hissène Habré

3. The Pinochet Precedent

4. A President Can Be Prosecuted

Part II. Building the Case

5. Politics Enters the Picture

6. The Terror Files

7. A Grenade Attack

8. Justice Comes to Chad

9. A Banana Republic?

10. Reed Brody's Schedule

11. Habré Is Indicted, Again

12. The Caliph

13. A Senegalese Merchant

14. "Reed Bloody, a Hateful Jew"

15. Habrémania

16. Habrécadabra

17. The Trade Union of Heads of State

18. "On Behalf of Africa"

Part III. Building a Court

19. Mr. X

20. La France

21. Panic in Chad

22. An "Insider" Witness

23. "Hope Is the Last Thing to Vanish"

24. A Bizarre Decision

25. Backlash

26. "A Political and Legal Soap Opera"

27. "Hurricane Mimi"

28. "President Habré Has Been Kidnapped"

29. A Trial in Chad

Part IV. The Trial of Hissène Habré

30. Two Heart Attacks

31. Round One to Habré

32. "You Will Be Tried Whether You Like It or Not"

33. "From the Victims I Ask for Forgiveness"

34. Khadidja Tells Her Secret

35. The Man Who Runs Faster Than Death

36. Souleymane Testifies

37. The Verdict Is Announced

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55463-X

OCLC:

1345592196