They’ve  commended the courageous testimony  of  69 survivors of detention and abuses, including a woman whom Habre was found guilty of raping four times.

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The United States welcomes the judgement of the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal, calling it  a landmark in the global fight against impunity for atrocities, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.

It says Habre’s eight-year term as the president of Chad until 1990 was marked by large-scale, systematic violations, including the murder of  at least 40 000 people, widespread sexual violence, mass imprisonment, enforced disappearance, and torture.

Amnesty International says the judgment  marks a significant moment for international justice and a huge relief for the tens of thousands of victims who have waited for this day for over 25 years.

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