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Ambassadors of Belgium, Denmark, and The Netherlands visit Mechanism’s Arusha Branch

Arusha, 18 May 2021

David Falces, H.E. Mr. Jeroen Verheul, Ana Cristina Rodriguez Pineda, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, H.E. Ms. Mette Nørgaard Dissing-Spandet, H.E. Mr. Peter Van Acker, Nathalie van den Berge, Thembile Segoete, Neema Matafu. — First row from left to right: David Falces (Chief of Administration), H.E. Mr. Jeroen Verheul, Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Ana Cristina Rodriguez Pineda (Chef de Cabinet and Principal Legal Advisor, Office of the President), Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, H.E. Ms. Mette Nørgaard Dissing-Spandet, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, and H.E. Mr. Peter Van Acker, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium. Second row from left to right: Nathalie van den Berge (Deputy Officer-in-Charge and Legal Officer, Office of the Registrar, Arusha Branch), Thembile Segoete (Officer-in-Charge, Office of the Prosecutor, Arusha branch), and Neema Matafu, Senior Policy Officer for Public Administration and Economic Policies, Netherlands Embassy in Tanzania.

On Tuesday 18 May 2021, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) welcomed three Ambassadors to its Arusha branch premises. The visit was a courtesy call by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Tanzania, His…

Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Kigali

Arusha, 23 April 2021

Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) will visit Kigali, Rwanda from 26 to 30 April as part of his preparations for his regular biannual report to the United Nations Security…

Mechanism Statement on operations during COVID-19

Arusha, The Hague, 23 April 2021

Since the confirmation of the COVID-19 pandemic and its Statement on operations during COVID-19 of 19 March 2020, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (‘Mechanism’) has continued to closely follow developments in…

Conclusion of closing arguments in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović

The Hague, 14 April 2021

The Trial Chamber at the Hague Branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), composed of Judges Burton Hall (The Bahamas), presiding, Joseph Masanche (Tanzania), and Seon Ki Park (South Korea), today concluded…

IRMCT Principals’ statement on the occasion of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 7 April 2021

The Hague, Arusha, 7 April 2021

On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), its Judges and staff join the Rwandan people to remember the over 800,000 men, women…

Closing arguments in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović to take place on 12, 13 and 14 April 2021: Practical information and case background

The Hague, 6 April 2021

The closing arguments in the case of Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) will take place on Monday, 12 April 2021, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 and…

Ambassadors of Belgium, Denmark, and The Netherlands visit Mechanism’s Arusha Branch

Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Kigali

Mechanism Statement on operations during COVID-19

Conclusion of closing arguments in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović

IRMCT Principals’ statement on the occasion of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, 7 April 2021

Closing arguments in Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović to take place on 12, 13 and 14 April 2021: Practical information and case background

Mechanism deeply saddened by passing of President Magufuli

Resuming of trial in the Turinabo et al. contempt case: Practical information and case background

Publication Mechanism’s 2020 Essay Volume launched

Lecture on crimes committed in Kosovo