Decision on the Trial of Mr. Hissene Habre and the African Union

DECISION ON THE TRIAL OF MR. HISSENE HABRE AND THE
AFRICAN UNION

The Assembly:

1. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.3 (VII) adopted in Banjul, The Gambia, on 2 July 2006;

2. TAKES NOTE of the Interim Report presented by Senegal on the issue;

3. COMMENDS Senegal for the efforts it has already deployed to speed up the implementation of the Banjul Decision and ENCOURAGES it to pursue its initiatives to accomplish the mandate entrusted to it;

4. INVITES Senegal to avail itself of the experience and contribution of the jurisdictions and judges of the Continent for the organization of the trial;

5. APPEALS to Member States, the international partners and the entire international community to mobilize all the resources, especially financial resources, required for the preparation and smooth conduct of the trial;

6. REQUESTS the Commission, in consultation with the Government of the Republic of Senegal to follow-up on the implementation of this decision.