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.
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.
Reed Brody worked for eighteen years alongside Hissène Habré's victims on behalf of Human Rights Watch. He has helped pursue Augusto Pinochet of Chile, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier of Haiti, and Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia. He also uncovered atrocities by U.S.-backed Contras in Nicaragua, led United Nations missions in El Salvador and the Congo, and exposed Bush-administration torture.
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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
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
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