News archive

2023

December 2023

Mechanism’s Chambers Legal Support Section holds workshop for legal staff of the Court of BiH
President Gatti Santana briefs the UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism work
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Addresses the United Nations Security Council
MIP joins second regional webinar on the use of ICTY and Mechanism archives in education
Mechanism Principals participate in United Nations commemorative event to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention and the International Day of the Victims of the crime and prevention
MIP holds lecture in Belgrade on crimes committed in Kosovo
MIP participates in webinar on the use of ICTY and Mechanism archives in education

November 2023

Mechanism hosts finals of the ICRC’s 22nd All Africa Competition in International Humanitarian Law in Arusha, Tanzania
IRMCT Prosecutor Confirms Death of Fugitive Aloys Ndimbati
MIP delivers presentations to history teachers as part of “Seeking Justice from Nuremberg to The Hague” seminar
President Gatti Santana launches fifth cycle of Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme
MIP holds conference and launches its Guide for History Teachers in Podgorica

October 2023

MIP holds lecture on ICTY's legacy and achievements for Montenegrin students
MIP holds lecture for Montenegrin law students
Mechanism President participates in launch of 25 Ethical Principles for International Criminal Judges
Mechanism Information Programme Launches Guide for History Teachers in Croatia
President Gatti Santana participates in High-Level Opening Plenary of International Law Weekend
President Gatti Santana addresses United Nations General Assembly
President Gatti Santana meets with the President of the United Nations General Assembly
Mechanism Holds Property Gifting Ceremony in Arusha
MIP hosts history teachers as part of seminar on “Seeking Justice from Nuremberg to The Hague”

September 2023

MIP holds follow-up workshop for history teachers from Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia-Herzegovina
MIP hosts seminar for high school students and educators from across Europe
Mechanism Principals participate in conference on “30 years of the ICTY – legacy and challenges” in Sarajevo
Mechanism Information Programme participates in conference marking 30 years since the establishment of the ICTY
President Gatti Santana hosts round table with Judges and officials of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
President Gatti Santana concludes first official visit to Republic of Croatia

August 2023

Statement by Prosecutor Serge Brammertz following Kabuga Decision
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals delivers its decision in the Kabuga case
Mechanism Information Programme and Office of the Prosecutor participate in International Summer School Sarajevo 2023

July 2023

Former ICTY Judge Kevin Horace Parker passes away
Chief Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to South Africa
Mechanism Prosecutor on mission to Rwanda
Mechanism welcomes members of the IBUKA organisation to its Hague branch
IRMCT Principals mark the Day of International Criminal Justice, 17 July 2023
President Gatti Santana concludes official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
MIP holds conference on “Srebrenica Genocide: From Courtroom to Classroom” in Sarajevo
Mechanism President honoured to participate in Twenty-Eighth Commemoration of Srebrenica Genocide

June 2023

Mechanism welcomes delegation of Rwandan Judges and senior Court officials to its premises in The Hague
President Gatti Santana briefs the UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism work
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Addresses the United Nations Security Council
MIP holds workshop for history teachers in Zenica
Mechanism welcomes new Judge to its judicial roster
Guide for History Teachers launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina
MIP holds lecture on Srebrenica Genocide for young people from Serbia

May 2023

The Appeals Chamber dismisses Stanišić’s and Simatović’s appeals, reverses acquittals for joint criminal enterprise liability, and increases sentences to 15 years’ imprisonment
The IRMCT Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) takes note of today’s appeal judgment in the Stanišić and Simatović case
Reflections of the Mechanism Principals and the President of the ADC-ICT on 30 years since the establishment of the ICTY
ICTR Fugitive Fulgence Kayishema arrested
Appeal Judgement in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović scheduled for 31 May 2023: Accreditation procedure now open
Mechanism Information Programme launches Guide for History Teachers
Registrar Abubacarr M. Tambadou concludes official visit to Rwanda

April 2023

Mechanism Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to the Republic of Croatia
Mechanism Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Serbia
President Gatti Santana participates in Commemoration Ceremony marking the Thirtieth Anniversary of crimes in Ahmići
Mechanism Honours the Life and Legacy of Benjamin B. Ferencz
President Gatti Santana concludes official visit to Rwanda on the occasion of Kwibuka29
MIP holds follow-up workshop for history teachers from Pristina

March 2023

President Gatti Santana meets with Tanzanian Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, His Excellency Hon. Dr. Damas D. Ndumbaro, and other high-level Government officials
Registrar Tambadou on mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mechanism Prosecutor on Mission to Kigali
Fourth cycle of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme concludes
MIP initiates second cycle of workshops for history teachers from Pristina

February 2023

MIP participates in the launch of the book “The first draft of history”
Mechanism holds ceremony to handover the United Nations Detention Facility to the Government of Tanzania
Ceremony regarding closure of the United Nations Detention Facility and handover to Government of Tanzania

January 2023

The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals hears oral arguments in the Stanišić and Simatović case
Hearing of the appeals in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 and 25 January 2023: Accreditation procedure now closed
Registrar Abubacarr M. Tambadou opens the second semester of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme
Hearing of the appeals in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 and 25 January 2023: Accreditation procedure now open
Paying respects to Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya
Mechanism Mourns the Loss of Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya