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President Agius pays respects to victims at 24th Commemoration of Srebrenica genocide

The Hague, 11 July 2019

President Agius pays respects to victims

Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), today attended the Commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide at the Potočari memorial in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH…

 

Mechanism welcomes Delegation of Chief Justices from Selected African Countries to its Arusha premises

Arusha, 9 July 2019

Mechanism welcomes Delegation of Chief Justices from Selected African Countries to its Arusha premises

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received Chief Justices from Gambia, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia on its Arusha premises, as part of their working visit to Tanzania,…

 

Mechanism launches media tool kit page and social media campaign commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

The Hague, 4 July 2019

Media tool kit page

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today launched a media tool kit page, aimed for use by the media as part of the wider coverage of the 24th…

 

Mechanism Principals participate in “Stop Genocide and Holocaust Denial” conference in Sarajevo

The Hague, 20 June 2019

Stop Genocide and Holocaust Denial

The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President, Judge Carmel Agius, Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, and Registrar Olufemi Elias, today participated in a conference entitled “Stop…

 

Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Sarajevo

The Hague, 19 June 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz will visit Sarajevo from 19 to 21 June, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

 

Mechanism releases “Worth a Thousand Words” online exhibition on International Archives Day

The Hague, 7 June 2019

Worth a Thousand Words

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today released an online exhibition entitled “Worth a Thousand Words” to mark International…

 

Joint Statement by National War Crimes Prosecutor’s Offices and UN Mechanism Chief Prosecutor following Regional Conference

The Hague, 23 May 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

From 20 to 22 May, high-level delegations from the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Prosecutor's Office of the Federation of BiH, the Prosecutor's Office of Brčko District, the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Una-Sana Canton,…

 

Prosecutor on Mission to Belgrade

The Hague, 20 May 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade from 20 to 22 May.

 

Chief Prosecutor Brammertz presents remarks on the protection of cultural heritage in Geneva

The Hague, 26 April 2019

Chief Prosecutor Brammertz presents remarks on the protection of cultural heritage in Geneva

Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz presented remarks today in Geneva at the conference on the protection of cultural heritage marking the 20th anniversary of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention, convened jointly by…

 

President Agius opens exhibition in Pula on crimes committed in Ahmići

The Hague, 26 April 2019

President Carmel Agius | Photo © Ajdin Kamber
President Carmel Agius | Photo © Ajdin Kamber

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today opened an exhibition at the SENSE Transitional Justice Center in Pula, Croatia, focusing on the crimes committed in Ahmići,…