A few weeks later , he was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal with crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982 , following a failed assassination attempt against him . Specific charges included the murder of 148 people , torture of women and children and the illegal arrest of 399 others . Among the many challenges of the trial were : On 5 November 2006 , Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging . Saddam 's half brother , Barzan Ibrahim , and Awad Hamed al-Bandar , head of Iraq 's Revolutionary Court in 1982 , were convicted of similar charges . The verdict and sentencing were both appealed , but subsequently affirmed by Iraq 's Supreme Court of Appeals
crimes committed against residents of Dujail
Dujail Massacre
Saddam Hussein