"Reed Brody" is an American Human rights watch/human rights lawyer and Counsel and Spokesperson for Human Rights Watch. He specializes in pursuing abusive leaders for atrocities, and has gained fame as the "Dictator Hunter". He currently works as counsel for the victims in the case of the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré – who faces trial in Senegal - and has worked with the victims of Augusto Pinochet and Jean-Claude Duvalier/Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier.

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For African leaders to stand up and reject someone whose turn it is because of his human rights record could be a real coming of age.

This kind of heavy-handed behavior shows why Sudan was not the right country to hold the summit and also shows the president of Sudan isn't the correct person to lead the African Union.

It's a half-step in the right direction.

It just goes to show why Sudan was not the right place to hold this summit.

Israel has committed serious crimes against Palestinian people but it is simply not accurate to use the word genocide and to equate Zionism with racism ... it is now a matter of damage control.

The decision brings us one step closer to the day when Pinochet will have to answer to his victims.

If this commission can come up with a realistic African solution for him to be tried in Africa, then we support it.

Creating an ad hoc African tribunal to try Habre would entail enormous political will, years of delay and costs of at least US $100 million.

If the African Union is to have a strong voice it has to foster constructive criticism, not bury it.