The Office of the Prosecutor is satisfied with the Appeals Chamber’s Judgment in the case Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić, which in the most important respects confirmed Karadžić’s convictions at trial on ten counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Appeals Chamber further granted the Prosecution’s appeal and sentenced Karadžić to life imprisonment.

Following the pronouncement of the judgment, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said:

The pronouncement of the Appeal Judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom I of the Mechanism’s Hague branch.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) marked this year’s International Women’s Day, 8 March 2019, with events at both the Arusha and The Hague branches. The Mechanism joined in the global theme of “Balance for Better”, celebrating the achievements of women and efforts to promote women’s rights with events aimed at raising awareness of the importance of gender equality, gender balance, and gender justice, as well as fighting impunity for conflict-related sexual violence against women.

On 8 March 2019, the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, concluded his first visit to the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) in his capacity as President. The visit took place on the occasion of the second in-person Plenary of Mechanism Judges, which was held at the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on 4 and 5 March 2019.

On 4 and 5 March 2019, the Judges of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) held their second in-person Plenary Session at the Seat of the Mechanism in Arusha.

The accreditation procedure is now open for those wishing to attend the pronouncement of the Appeal Judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”). The Appeal Judgement has been scheduled for delivery on 20 March 2019, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom I of the Mechanism’s premises in The Hague.     

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Judge Claudia Hoefer of Germany to the judicial roster of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), effective 21 February 2019.

The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) has scheduled the pronouncement of the Appeal Judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić for Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 2 p.m. in Courtroom I of the Mechanism’s Hague branch.

The accreditation procedure for media representatives wishing to attend the Mechanism for the pronouncement of the Judgement will be announced on Monday, 4 March 2019.

The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) yesterday held a briefing for the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and international organizations.

During the briefing, which was attended by some 100 ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, President Carmel Agius, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar Olufemi Elias provided an overview of the Mechanism’s activities.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, was today named as an International Gender Champion (IGC), thus joining Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar Olufemi Elias as a member of The Hague hub of the International Gender Champions network, co-chaired by the Embassies of Canada and Switzerland to the Netherlands. This hub was officially launched today in The Hague at the premises of the International Criminal Court.