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Mechanism and other International Organizations based in Arusha invite the public to the Arusha International Organizations Day

Arusha, 26 October 2018

International Organizations Day
International Organizations Day

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) and other international, regional and sub-regional organizations in Arusha will host the second Arusha International Organizations Open Day on Saturday, 3 November 2018, from…

 

Mechanism marks UN Day with students

Arusha, 24 October 2018

Mechanism Registrar Olufemi Elias and students from various international schools in Arusha.
Mechanism Registrar Olufemi Elias and students from various international schools in Arusha.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today joins the world in marking United Nations (UN) Day at its Arusha branch by welcoming to its premises students from various international schools in Arusha. The theme of…

 

Prosecutor on mission to Belgrade

The Hague, 22 October 2018

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade from 22 to 24 October, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

 

President Meron delivers remarks at the One Young World Summit in The Hague

The Hague, 22 October 2018

Mechanism President, Judge Theodor Meron. Photo Credit: Martyn Hicks
Mechanism President, Judge Theodor Meron. Photo Credit: Martyn Hicks

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, on Friday delivered remarks on the role of international law in combatting impunity at the One Young World Summit in The Hague.

 

President Meron presents sixth Annual Report to the UN General Assembly

Arusha, The Hague, 18 October 2018

President Theodor Meron
President Theodor Meron

President Theodor Meron yesterday presented the sixth Annual Report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) to the United Nations General Assembly (Assembly),  highlighting the most notable developments in the…

 

The Office of the Prosecutor and the ICRC sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Search for Missing Persons

The Hague, 11 October 2018

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and the ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and the ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the Mechanism OTP and Vice President Gilles Carbonnier of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva to promote their cooperation in the search for…

 

Mechanism releases dataset from the ICTY study on the witness experience

The Hague, 10 October 2018

Dataset from the ICTY pilot study on witness testimony

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today made available the dataset from the 2016 research report entitled “Echoes of Testimonies: A Pilot Study into the long-term impact of bearing…

 

Prosecutor Brammertz takes part in the conference “Justice after The Hague” in Zagreb

The Hague, 9 October 2018

Justice after the Hague

Prosecutor Brammertz is taking part in a two-day conference in Zagreb entitled “Justice after The Hague”, organised by the Serb National Council, Council of the Serb National Minority for the City of Zagreb, Documenta – Centre for Dealing with…

 

Prosecutor on mission to Zagreb

The Hague, 9 October 2018

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Zagreb on 9 and 10 October, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

The Prosecutor will meet with Minister of Justice Dražen Bošnjaković…

 

Mechanism Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson passes away

Arusha, The Hague, 4 October 2018

Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson
Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has learnt with great sadness of the passing away of Mechanism Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson of Madagascar.