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Multidisciplinary volume on ICTY legacy published today by Oxford University Press
The Hague, 10 June 2020
Today, Oxford University Press released a book entitled Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for…
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addresses the United Nations Security Council
Arusha, The Hague, 8 June 2020
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, 8 June 2020
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today presented the Mechanism’s sixteenth progress report to the United Nations Security Council (Council) by video-teleconference from The…
Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz confirms the death of fugitive Augustin Bizimana
Arusha, The Hague, 22 May 2020
The Mechanism Office of the Prosecutor confirms today the death of Augustin Bizimana, one of the major fugitives alleged to have been a senior leader of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This confirmation is based on the conclusive…
Mechanism fugitive Félicien Kabuga arrested today
Arusha, The Hague, 16 May 2020
Today, Félicien Kabuga – one of the world’s most wanted fugitives who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – was arrested in Paris by French authorities as the result of a joint investigation…
Prosecutor Brammertz meets with War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia
The Hague, 13 May 2020
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020, Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz held a telephone meeting with Snezana Stanojkovic, War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Prosecutor Brammertz holds video conference with BiH Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić
The Hague, 6 May 2020
The Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz yesterday held a video conference with Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (POBiH), as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the United…
Tanzania’s Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs Dies in Dodoma
Arusha, 4 May 2020
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) joins the rest of United Nations in Tanzania, the diplomatic community in the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) and the international community in conveying its deepest…
IRMCT Principals’ Joint Message – Genocide Commemoration on 7 April 2020
Arusha, The Hague, 7 April 2020
On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) remembers the men, women and children who were massacred by Hutu extremists during the 100…
IRMCT statement on operations during COVID-19
Arusha, The Hague, 31 March 2020
Since the confirmation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mechanism has been closely following developments in each of the countries where its branches and field offices are located, as well as the advice and guidelines of the World Health…