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The Mechanism welcomes the new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Republic of Tanzania

Arusha, 20 February 2020

The Mechanism welcomes the new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Republic of Tanzania

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 Tanzania, Her…

 

Mechanism’s Principals hold Diplomatic Briefing in The Hague

The Hague, 12 February 2020

Mechanism’s Principals
Mechanism’s Principals

The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today welcomed some 90 members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and international organisations to a briefing held at…

 

Secretary-General appoints Judge Iain Bonomy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to serve as Mechanism Judge

Arusha, The Hague, 11 February 2020

Judge Iain Bonomy
Judge Iain Bonomy
On 6 February 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, appointed Lord Iain Bonomy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the roster of Judges of the International Residual Mechanism for…
 

Mechanism’s President and Chief of Registry, Hague branch, present the work of the Mechanism before a Working Party of the Council of the European Union

The Hague, 5 February 2020

Mechanism’s President and Chief of Registry
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius and the Chief of Registry in The Hague, Mr. Michael Adenuga, on behalf of Registrar Olufemi Elias, today gave presentations on the work of…
 

Conclusions of the meeting of prosecutors on regional co-operation in war crimes proceedings, in Sarajevo 17-19 December 2019

The Hague, 27 December 2019

meeting of prosecutors on regional co-operation in war crimes proceedings, in Sarajevo 17-19 December 2019

From 17 to 19 December, the Chief Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gordana Tadić, hosted a high-level meeting of the prosecutors from the region on co-operation in war crimes proceedings.

 

Mechanism Registrar Elias meets with the President of the UN General Assembly

Arusha, The Hague, 20 December 2019

IRMCT blue banner
The Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Olufemi Elias today met with the President of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria,…
 

Mechanism welcomes students from Strathmore University

Arusha, 19 December 2019

Law students from Strathmore University and Mechanism staff
Law students from Strathmore University and Mechanism staff

On Thursday, 19 December 2019, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received law students from Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya, at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch.

 

Prosecutor Brammertz addresses the UN Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 11 December 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

 

President Agius briefs UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism’s work

Arusha, The Hague, 11 December 2019

Mechanism President, Judge Carmel Agius
Mechanism President, Judge Carmel Agius

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today presented the Mechanism’s fifteenth progress report to the United Nations Security Council (Council), outlining its judicial work…

 

Mechanism hosts a study visit for journalists from the former Yugoslavia

The Hague, 10 December 2019

Mechanism hosts a study visit for journalists from the former Yugoslavia

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) hosted on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 a study visit for twelve journalists from the region of the former Yugoslavia. During the visit, the journalists learned about the…