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One kilometre of ICTR records transferred to the Mechanism’s Archives and Records Section

Arusha, 26 February 2015

One kilometre of ICTR records transferred to the Mechanism’s Archives and Records Section

With the completion of the 96th transfer of records from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), the Mechanism Archives and Records Section (MARS) is now the custodian of…

 

United Nations and the Netherlands sign agreement on Mechanism headquarters

The Hague, 24 February 2015

IRMCT Premises

The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, and the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Mr Karel J.G. van Oosterom, signed yesterday an agreement…

 

Achieved milestones pave the way for the Arusha construction

Arusha, 19 February 2015

New premises Arusha
New premises Arusha

Today, the United Nations signed a contract with Jandu Plumbers Ltd. for the construction of the new premises of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) in Arusha.

 

President Meron delivers remarks at inaugural ceremony of the African Institute of International Law

Arusha, 16 February 2015

African Institute of International Law

Today, Judge Theodor Meron, President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), delivered remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the African Institute of International Law held in Arusha, Tanzania.

The event was…

 

ICTY Begins Transfer of Judicial Records to MICT

The Hague, 27 January 2015

ICTY Begins Transfer of Judicial Records to MICT

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) began today the handover of judicial records to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT).

 

Appeals Chamber partially affirms the convictions against Ngirabatware

Arusha, 18 December 2014

Appeals Chamber

The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge Bakone Justice Moloto, Judge Christoph Flügge, Judge Burton Hall, and Judge Liu Daqun, delivered today its…

 

Prosecutor Jallow addresses UN Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 10 December 2014

The Prosecutor of the MICT and the ICTR, Justice Hassan B. Jallow
The Prosecutor of the MICT and the ICTR, Justice Hassan B. Jallow

The Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Justice Hassan B. Jallow, today briefed members of the United Nations Security Council on the activities…

 

President Meron addresses the UN Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 10 December 2014

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron
The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, today updated the United Nations Security Council on the work and progress of the Mechanism in the past six months.

 

ICTR’s 20th anniversary commemoration and website launch in The Hague

The Hague, 5 December 2014

H.E. Mr Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Rwandan Ambassador addressing the audience
H.E. Mr Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Rwandan Ambassador addressing the audience

Today the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment and presented its new legacy website in The Hague. The commemoration took place in the lobby of its sister tribunal, the…

 

Media invited to attend the ICTR’s 20th anniversary commemoration in The Hague

The Hague, 2 December 2014

UN flag

Media are invited to attend the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda’s (ICTR) 20th anniversary celebration and launch of its new website to be held in The Hague on Friday, 5 December 2014. This event is part of a series of celebrations…