The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) participated in the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on Saturday, 7 April 2018, in Dar es Salaam and Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

The accreditation procedure for representatives of the media wishing to attend the rendering of the Appeal Judgement in the case of Vojislav Šešelj, scheduled for 11 April 2018, is now closed.

Final media information and the list of accredited media are now available on the MICT website.

The Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), Olufemi Elias, yesterday received the 2018 Honorary Membership Award of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) at a ceremony held as part of the 112th ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

The ASIL Honors Committee awarded Registrar Elias for his dedication, sustained commitment, and distinguished contributions to international law and the international organizations and professional societies that maintain, develop and promote it.

The United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday, 22 March 2018, appointed Ms. Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya of Uganda as Judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), following the resignation of Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa.

The accreditation procedure has opened for those wishing to attend the rendering of the Appeal Judgement of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) in the case of Vojislav Šešelj, scheduled for Wednesday, 11 April 2018, from 14:00, in Courtroom I at the Mechanism’s premises in The Hague.      

Today, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) released the public redacted Report (Report) of the independent expert review related to the death of Mr. Slobodan Praljak to the public.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) marked International Women’s Day today with a variety of events at its Arusha branch. Reflecting on this year’s theme ‘Press for Progress’, the Mechanism joined the global celebration of women’s rights, equality and justice, focusing on the criminal prosecution of the crimes of sexual and gender-based violence against women in armed conflicts.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from a delegation from the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on Wednesday, 28 February 2018. The high-level delegation of Judges and senior officials was led by the President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, the Honourable Justice Jérôme Traoré.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has launched a small exhibition of select material contained in the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, composed of Judge Theodor Meron, presiding, Judge Lee G. Muthoga, Judge Florence Rita Arrey, Judge Ben Emmerson, and Judge Ivo Nelson de Caires Batista Rosa heard today oral arguments in the appeal filed by the Prosecution against the judgement of acquittal in the case of Mr. Vojislav Šešelj, rendered on 31 March 2016 by Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).