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Further update following the Passing of Mr. Ratko Mladić

The Hague, 29 August 2026

Further update following the Passing of Mr. Ratko Mladić

As announced by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Mechanism (Mechanism) on 27 August 2026, Mr. Ratko Mladić, who was detained under the authority of the Mechanism, passed away that day while hospitalised in The Hague,…

 

Statement on the passing of Ratko Mladić

The Hague, 27 August 2026

Ratko Mladić seated in the courtroom, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and blue tie, and listening through headphones. A computer monitor is visible in front of him.

Mr. Ratko Mladić passed away today while hospitalised in The Hague, The Netherlands. The Medical Officer of the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) was immediately notified, and the Dutch authorities have commenced the standard procedures and…

 

Passing of Judge Flavia Lattanzi

The Hague, 19 August 2026

The photo shows a woman with short, light brown hair and oval wire-rimmed glasses, smiling at the camera. She's wearing formal judicial robes: a red robe with a stiff white jabot (the pleated white collar piece worn by judges) at the front, and black sleeves visible on the shoulders. The robe has decorative buttons along the shoulder seams.  Behind her is a large United Nations flag — pale blue with the white UN emblem (olive branches surrounding a world map) visible over her right shoulder. The setting and
Flavia Lattanzi

Judge Flavia Lattanzi of Italy, a distinguished international law expert and a former Judge of both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), has passed. She…

 

MIP participates in Regional Summer School in Prizren

Prizren, 11 August 2026

Photo collage from the Regional Summer School on Transitional Justice in Prizren. MIP researcher Nemanja Stjepanović delivers a presentation to participants seated around tables in a conference room. His presentation on ICTY cases concerning crimes committed in Kosovo is displayed on a screen at the front of the room.

On 11 August 2026, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) held an online lecture as part of the Regional Summer School on Transitional Justice, organized by the Humanitarian Law Centre Kosovo in Prizren. The Summer…

 

MIP contributes to the 20th International Summer School Sarajevo 2026

Sarajevo, 5 August 2026

A collage of photos from the lectures

On 5 August 2026, representatives of the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) delivered presentations at the 20th International Summer School Sarajevo 2026. The Summer School…

 

MIP participates in Srebrenica Youth School 2026

Sarajevo, 10 July 2026

Promotional graphic for the online lecture "Srebrenica: Timeline of a Genocide," showing the speaker on screen and an audience of students watching the livestream.

On 8 July 2026, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) took part in the Srebrenica Youth School 2026, organized by the Post-Conflict Research…

 

MIP participates in online lecture on the ICTY for Munich students of international law and politics

Belgrade, 22 June 2026

Promotional graphic for the online lecture "The ICTY: Structures, Legal Significance and Political and Societal Perspectives in the Region and Serbia," showing the speaker on screen and an audience of students watching the livestream.

On 22 June, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) participated online in a session titled “The ICTY: Structures, Legal Significance and Political and Societal Perspectives in…

 

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Addresses the United Nations Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 12 June 2026

Prosecutor

Today, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) addressed the United Nations Security Council.

 

President Gatti Santana briefs the UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism work

Arusha, The Hague, 12 June 2026

President

Today, the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, addressed the United Nations Security Council (Council), which is currently reviewing the Mechanism’s work and progress…

 

Former ICTR Judge Lennart Aspegren has passed away

Arusha, The Hague, 5 June 2026

Black and white portrait headshot of Judge Lennart Aspegren

It is with deep sadness that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has learned of the passing of Judge Lennart Aspegren of Sweden, former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Judge Aspegren passed…