Souleymane Guengueng

Souleymane Guengueng is a Chadian torture victim and human rights activist, who was instrumental in bringing legal action against the former dictator Hissène Habré. He was born in 1952.[1]

In 2006 he and more than 90 others testified against Habré in a court in Senegal. More than 90 people testified in this court.[2] He plays himself in the 2007 movie "The Dictator Hunter" by director Klaartje Quirijns. He is president founder of AVCRP. Souleymane spent three years of his life in prison.[3]

References

  1. ^ He Helped Topple a Dictator. In New York, He’s Another Face in the Crowd.
  2. ^ Talking Justice: The Long Road to the Extraordinary African Chambers
  3. ^ Victim to victor: the story of Souleymane Guengueng

External links

  • 'He Bore Up Under Torture. Now He Bears Witness', New York Times, March 31, 2001
  • Bio notes, 2003 event at London School of Economics
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