Extraordinary African Chambers
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The Extraordinary African Chambers was a special tribunal established within the Senegalese court system to prosecute international crimes committed in Chad under the regime of Hissène Habré.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Extraordinary African Chambers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9193325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extraordinary African Chambers Context triple: [Hissène Habré, convictedBy, Extraordinary African Chambers]
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A.
Giants of Africa
Giants of Africa is a basketball-focused non-profit organization that uses the sport to empower and develop youth across the African continent.
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B.
Regenstein African Journey
Regenstein African Journey is an immersive exhibit at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo that showcases African wildlife and habitats through indoor and outdoor viewing areas.
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C.
The Challenge of Africa
The Challenge of Africa is a political and sociological study of post-colonial African development and governance written by Ghanaian scholar and statesman Kofi Abrefa Busia.
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D.
The South African Connection
The South African Connection is a political and investigative work by anti-apartheid activist and journalist Ruth First that examines South Africa’s role in regional and international networks of power, capital, and oppression.
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E.
The Africa House
The Africa House is a non-fiction book by British journalist Christina Lamb that chronicles the life and ambitious colonial dreams of an eccentric Englishman who built a grand estate in what is now Zambia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extraordinary African Chambers Target entity description: The Extraordinary African Chambers was a special tribunal established within the Senegalese court system to prosecute international crimes committed in Chad under the regime of Hissène Habré.
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A.
Giants of Africa
Giants of Africa is a basketball-focused non-profit organization that uses the sport to empower and develop youth across the African continent.
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B.
Regenstein African Journey
Regenstein African Journey is an immersive exhibit at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo that showcases African wildlife and habitats through indoor and outdoor viewing areas.
-
C.
The Challenge of Africa
The Challenge of Africa is a political and sociological study of post-colonial African development and governance written by Ghanaian scholar and statesman Kofi Abrefa Busia.
-
D.
The South African Connection
The South African Connection is a political and investigative work by anti-apartheid activist and journalist Ruth First that examines South Africa’s role in regional and international networks of power, capital, and oppression.
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E.
The Africa House
The Africa House is a non-fiction book by British journalist Christina Lamb that chronicles the life and ambitious colonial dreams of an eccentric Englishman who built a grand estate in what is now Zambia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ad hoc international criminal tribunal
ⓘ
hybrid court ⓘ special tribunal ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Chadian authorities
ⓘ
victims associations from Chad ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| createdByInstrument | Statute of the Extraordinary African Chambers ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2013 ⓘ |
| dateOfJudgment | 2016-05-30 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
African Union
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ |
| establishedFor | Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| firstTrialOf | former African head of state by another African country ⓘ |
| foundGuiltyOf |
crimes against humanity by Hissène Habré
ⓘ
rape and sexual slavery by Hissène Habré ⓘ torture by Hissène Habré ⓘ war crimes by Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
African Union member states
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ international donors ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
Appeals Chamber
ⓘ
Indicting Chamber ⓘ Investigative Chamber ⓘ Trial Chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ torture ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chadian Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | agreement between Senegal and the African Union ⓘ |
| legalNature | court embedded in national judiciary with international elements ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dakar ⓘ |
| mandate | limited to crimes committed in Chad between 7 June 1982 and 1 December 1990 ⓘ |
| notableFor | African-led accountability for international crimes ⓘ |
| ordered | reparations for victims of Hissène Habré regime ⓘ |
| partOf | Senegalese court system ⓘ |
| purpose | prosecute international crimes committed in Chad under the regime of Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of Justice of Dakar ⓘ |
| sentenceImposedOn | Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction | international crimes under customary international law ⓘ |
| temporalJurisdiction | 1982–1990 ⓘ |
| triedPerson | Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| typeOfSentence | life imprisonment for Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| victimParticipation | allowed civil parties ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 2013 ⓘ |
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Subject: Extraordinary African Chambers Description of subject: The Extraordinary African Chambers was a special tribunal established within the Senegalese court system to prosecute international crimes committed in Chad under the regime of Hissène Habré.
Referenced by (2)
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