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Mechanism Principals’ Joint Statement: 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
Arusha, The Hague, 24 October 2020
As Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), we are proud to join the international community in marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations (UN), and to celebrate the UN…
President Agius launches second cycle of Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme
The Hague, 22 October 2020
Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), today launched the second cycle of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme (Programme) by delivering a lecture on the…
Start of trial in the Turinabo et al. contempt case: Practical information and case background
Arusha, 21 October 2020
The trial in the contempt case of Prosecutor v. Maximilien Turinabo et al. (MICT-18-116-T) before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) will commence on Thursday, 22 October 2020 at 10 a.m. EAT and 9 a.m…
President Agius Presents Eighth Annual Report to UN General Assembly
Arusha, The Hague, 21 October 2020
Conclusion of witness testimony in the Stanišić and Simatović case
The Hague, 8 October 2020
Today, at the Hague branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), a Trial Chamber composed of Judge Burton Hall (Presiding) of the Bahamas, Judge Joseph Masanche of Tanzania, and Judge Seon Ki Park of South…
The Mechanism Registrar meets with the President of the East African Court of Justice and the Arusha Regional Commissioner
Arusha, 24 September 2020
In the spirit of promoting greater collaboration and partnerships between the Arusha Branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) and other judicial institutions hosted in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania…
The Mechanism welcomes 30 newly recruited security officials in its Arusha branch
Arusha, 19 September 2020
On Thursday, 7 November 2019, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) organised a graduation ceremony for 30 newly recruited Security Officers. During this official ceremony, the Registrar, Mr. Olufemi Elias…
Prosecutor on Mission to Kigali
Arusha, 3 September 2020
Mechanism launches Unified Court Records database
Arusha, The Hague, 1 September 2020
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today launched a new Unified Court Records database (UCR), which for the first time brings together all public judicial records of the International Criminal Tribunal for…
30 August marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Arusha, The Hague, 1 September 2020
The conflicts in the former Yugoslavia led to the disappearance of over 35000 people. While approximately 25000 cases have been resolved, the families of over 10,000 missing persons are still searching for their loved ones, more than two decades…