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The Mechanism Office of the Prosecutor confirms today the death of Augustin Bizimana, one of the major fugitives alleged to have been a senior leader of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This confirmation is based...

Today, Félicien Kabuga – one of the world’s most wanted fugitives who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – was arrested in Paris by French authorities as the result of a...

On Tuesday, 12 May 2020, Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz held a telephone meeting with Snezana Stanojkovic, War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN...

The Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz yesterday held a video conference with Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (POBiH), as part of preparations for his regular...

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) joins the rest of United Nations in Tanzania, the diplomatic community in the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) and the international community in...

On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) remembers the men, women and children who were massacred by Hutu...

Since the confirmation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mechanism has been closely following developments in each of the countries where its branches and field offices are located, as well as the advice and guidelines of the...

On Friday 6 March 2020, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) hosted an early celebration of International Women’s Day, which is officially marked on 8 March. The Mechanism’s celebration...

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) welcomed a delegation of 20 African francophone Magistrates at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on Thursday, 27 February 2020.

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On Thursday, 20 February 2020, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) to the United Republic of...