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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Reed BrodyPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231216562ISBN 10: 0231216564 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 06 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword, 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 IndexReviews"From one of the world’s great fighters for justice, a most powerful tale of true crime that is at once gripping, forensic, and deeply human. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East West Street: On the Origins of ""Genocide"" and ""Crimes Against Humanity""</i> Reed Brody’s remarkable book, To Catch a Dictator, is part political thriller, part memoir, part handbook for human rights attorneys and activists the world over. Brody describes the atrocities committed by Hissène Habré, who brutally ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990 with U.S. government support, and with profound humanity writes of the victims of Habré’s torture, who courageously persevered in their decades-long fight for justice. This compelling book serves as a guiding light to those who would pursue justice and human rights in these times that appear increasingly dark. -- Amy Goodman, <i>Democracy Now!</i> A riveting account of how a band of unrelenting victims and their allies were able to turn the tables on a brutal tyrant who thought he had gotten away with his crimes. I saw the story play out in real time as Senegal organized one of the most important trials in African history, and it was every bit as extraordinary as it appears on the page. Reed Brody’s engrossing book will restore your hope in the possibility of justice. -- Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal To Catch a Dictator reads like a gripping espionage thriller, except the whole thing is about true-life crime on an international scale. This definitive account of the origins and conduct of the Hissène Habré trial abounds with dictators, spies, assassinations, and political intrigue. -- Craig Etcheson, author of <i>Extraordinary Justice: Law, Politics, and the Khmer Rouge Tribunals</i> [To Catch a Dictator] makes for great reading. . . . An engrossing blow-by-blow account [that provides] fascinating insights. -- Nicolas van de Walle * Foreign Affairs * An absorbing saga that raises a disturbing question: How do brutal fascists like Habre and other murderous heads of state evade a courtroom reckoning for so long after falling from power? -- Steve Levingston * The Washington Post * Catchy, easy to read and inspiring...Brody is a natural storyteller. -- Mia Swart, Edge Hill University * African Yearbook *" "From one of the world’s great fighters for justice, a most powerful tale of true crime that is at once gripping, forensic, and deeply human. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East West Street: On the Origins of ""Genocide"" and ""Crimes Against Humanity""</i> Reed Brody’s remarkable book, To Catch a Dictator, is part political thriller, part memoir, part handbook for human rights attorneys and activists the world over. Brody describes the atrocities committed by Hissène Habré, who brutally ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990 with U.S. government support, and with profound humanity writes of the victims of Habré’s torture, who courageously persevered in their decades-long fight for justice. This compelling book serves as a guiding light to those who would pursue justice and human rights in these times that appear increasingly dark. -- Amy Goodman, <i>Democracy Now!</i> A riveting account of how a band of unrelenting victims and their allies were able to turn the tables on a brutal tyrant who thought he had gotten away with his crimes. I saw the story play out in real time as Senegal organized one of the most important trials in African history, and it was every bit as extraordinary as it appears on the page. Reed Brody’s engrossing book will restore your hope in the possibility of justice. -- Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal To Catch a Dictator reads like a gripping espionage thriller, except the whole thing is about true-life crime on an international scale. This definitive account of the origins and conduct of the Hissène Habré trial abounds with dictators, spies, assassinations, and political intrigue. -- Craig Etcheson, author of <i>Extraordinary Justice: Law, Politics, and the Khmer Rouge Tribunals</i> [To Catch a Dictator] makes for great reading...an engrossing blow-by-blow account...provid[ing] fascinating insights into the nature of such an international legal coalition. -- Nicolas van de Walle * Foreign Affairs * An absorbing saga that raises a disturbing question: How do brutal fascists like Habre and other murderous heads of state evade a courtroom reckoning for so long after falling from power? -- Steve Levingston * The Washington Post * Catchy, easy to read and inspiring...Brody is a natural storyteller. -- Mia Swart, Edge Hill University * African Yearbook *" Author InformationReed 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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