Netherlands: Congolese Torturer Convicted; 'King of Beasts' Trial a Milestone, states Human Rights Watch

2004-04-07

"With today's conviction, the Netherlands becomes a 'no-go' zone for people who commit serious human rights crimes."
Richard Dicker, director of the International Justice program at Human Rights Watch.

Sebastien Nzapali, an officer in the army of the former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, was convicted of torture committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1995 and 1996. This was the first trial under the Netherlands' 1988 Implementation Act to the United Nations Convention
against Torture.Netherlands: Congolese Torturer Convicted
"King of Beasts" Trial a Milestone

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