A special court in Senegal has sentenced former Chadian military ruler Hissene Habre to life in prison after convicting him of war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and torture. The verdict on Monday caps a 16-year battle by victims and rights campaigners to bring the former strongman to justice in Senegal, where he fled after being toppled in a 1990 coup in the central African nation.

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