On 9 and 10 September 2019 Chief Prosecutor Brammertz welcomed Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chief Prosecutor Snezana Stanojković of the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of Serbia and their respective delegations for meetings in The Hague.

On Friday, 6 September 2019, the Arusha branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) held an official graduation ceremony to welcome 17 newly recruited Security Officers. During this official ceremony, Mr. Yaw Okai, Chief of Security and Safety Services of the Arusha branch, welcomed and congratulated the new recruits.

The accreditation procedure is now open for those wishing to attend the Review Hearing in the case of Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”). The Review Hearing will be held from Monday, 16 September 2019 up until Friday, 27 September 2019, if necessary, at the Arusha branch of the Mechanism.

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz visited Kigali from 14 to 16 August 2019, following his biannual address on the Mechanism to the UN Security Council on 17 July 2019.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today presented his first progress report to the United Nations Security Council (Council) since taking up office on 19 January 2019. In his address, President Agius highlighted the most notable aspects of the Mechanism’s work during the past six months.

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).

Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), today attended the Commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide at the Potočari memorial in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In paying his respects to the victims President Agius delivered remarks, along with a number of other high-level dignitaries including Mr Sefik Džaferović, current Bosniak Member of the BiH Presidency. In addition, Mr Nedžad Avdić, a survivor of the genocide, addressed the ceremony.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received Chief Justices from Gambia, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia on its Arusha premises, as part of their working visit to Tanzania, organised by the African Institute of International Law and the African Foundation for International Law on Friday, 5 June 2018.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today launched a media tool kit page, aimed for use by the media as part of the wider coverage of the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. In addition, on 9 July 2019, as part of the commemorations, the Mechanism’s Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) will launch a social media campaign, entitled “Remember Srebrenica Genocide”.

The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President, Judge Carmel Agius, Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, and Registrar Olufemi Elias, today participated in a conference entitled “Stop Genocide and Holocaust Denial” in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). All three Principals today delivered keynote remarks as part of the conference opening session, which also included a video message from Mr. Adama Dieng, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide.