Assembly/AU/Dec.371(XVII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE HISSENE HABRE CASE Doc. Assembly/AU/8(XVII) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Assembly Decisions on the Hissene Habre case; 2. REITERATES its commitment to fight impunity in conformity with the provisions of Articles 4(h) and (o) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union; 3. REITERATES its decision in January 2011 confirming the mandate given to Senegal to try Hissene Habre on behalf of Africa and URGES Senegal to carry out its legal responsibility in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Torture the decision of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture as well as the said mandate to put Hissene Habre on trial expeditiously or extradite him to any other country willing to put him on trial; 4. CALLS ON other Member States, Parties to the United Nations Convention against Torture willing to try Hissene Habre to notify the Commission of their willingness to do so and to take necessary measures to put Hissene Habre on trial; 5. REQUESTS the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of this Decision and to report to the next ordinary session of the Assembly in January 2012.

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