What is HRDAG’s relationship to Human Rights Watch (HRW) and other NGOs involved in the case against Hissène Habré ?
HRDAG is an independent, scientific organization which analyzes empirical data about large-scale human rights violations. HRDAG researchers use defensible statistical methods to generate findings about crimes against humanity. HRDAG’s partnership with Human Rights Watch is focused on helping HRW and its coalition partners draw on HRDAG’s scientific expertise to analyze available information about human rights violations during the presidential reign of Hissène Habré. HRDAG does not engage in any advocacy or legal work. HRDAG’s contribution to this project has been focused exclusively on engaging relevant human rights policy questions with available data and scientific methods.
