Shahriar Zangeneh

Hissene Habre, the former president of Chad is wanted in Belgium on allegations of torture and crimes against humanity.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that Senegal – where Habre has been in exile -must begin its own prosecution “without delay.”Alternatively, he must be extradited to Brussels, the court says.

Habre’s government is accused of having tortured or killed up to 40,000 political opponents between 1982 and 1990.