'I've waited decades to write these words'
A month ago on Thursday, time stopped for me. I will forever remember the intense emotion I felt when the man who had ruled my country with a bloody fist stood a few yards away from us. The feeling that bonded us all that day in Dakar -- widows and survivors of Hissène Habré's regime -- was indescribable. Finally, we were beginning to experience the justice that we had awaited for so long.
After 25 years, Habré, Chad's former dictator, is in the dock at the Extraordinary African Chambers created by Senegal and the African Union. I have wanted to write these words since God allowed me to recover my freedom after 2½ years in the desolate dungeons that were Habré's jails.… Seguir leyendo »