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Mechanism marks the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Arusha, The Hague, 27 October 2017

Mechanism’s Archives and Records Section

To mark the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT) today released a video entitled “Preserving History as it Happens: An Introduction to the Audiovisual Archives of the…

 

Mechanism marks UN Day with students

Arusha, 25 October 2017

Students and teachers from international schools in Arusha take part in the MICT event marking the UN Day on 24 October
Students and teachers from international schools in Arusha take part in the MICT event marking the UN Day on 24 October

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) yesterday marked United Nations (UN) Day at its Arusha branch by welcoming to its premises students from all the international schools in and around Arusha to raise awareness…

 

President Meron presents fifth Annual Report to the United Nations General Assembly

Arusha, The Hague, 19 October 2017

President Theodor Meron (UN Photo/Kim Haughton)
President Theodor Meron (UN Photo/Kim Haughton)

President Theodor Meron yesterday presented the fifth Annual Report of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) to the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting the important developments in the Mechanism’s work…

 

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to visit Zagreb and Pula

The Hague, 12 October 2017

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism and ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Zagreb and Pula from 12 to 14 October. 

 

Mechanism launches online exhibition on children in conflict

Arusha, The Hague, 4 October 2017

Refugees at Sainte Famille Church in Kigali, Rwanda in 1994. Photo taken by witness Corinne Dufka.
Refugees at Sainte Famille Church in Kigali, Rwanda in 1994. Photo taken by witness Corinne Dufka.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today launched an online exhibition that provides insight into the suffering of children during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.…

 

MICT opens its doors during The Hague International Open Day

The Hague, 25 September 2017

International Open Day

Over 900 visitors were welcomed yesterday by the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT) and the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as part of the tenth International Open Day, organized by the…

 

MICT and ICTY to open their doors to the public for The Hague International Open Day

The Hague, 15 September 2017

The Hague International Open Day

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will open their doors to the public on Sunday, 24 September 2017, as part of…

 

MICT OTP signs 10th annual Chautauqua Declaration

Arusha, The Hague, 11 September 2017

MICT OTP signs 10th annual Chautauqua Declaration

On 29 August 2017, the current and former chief prosecutors of international criminal tribunals issued their 10th annual Chautauqua Declaration. The Declaration canvases current issues in international criminal justice and calls upon members of…

 

Book by MICT/ICTY Prosecution on “Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY” now available online in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian

The Hague, 4 September 2017

Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY

The Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/C/S) translation of the book ‘Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY’, edited by MICT/ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Deputy to the Prosecutor Michelle Jarvis is now available online.

 

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz welcomes Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor

The Hague, 8 August 2017

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz with Serbian Chief War Crimes Prosecutor Snežana Stanojković
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz with Serbian Chief War Crimes Prosecutor Snežana Stanojković

On 2 and 3 August 2017, the ICTY/MICT Office of the Prosecutor hosted the first visit of Prosecutor Snežana Stanojković, the Chief War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia.