The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today hosted a meeting of 40 representatives of Information Managers in International Organizations (IMIO) at the premises of its Hague branch. The meeting was organized in celebration of International Archives Day 2018.

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, today presented the latest six-month report to the United Nations Security Council (Council), highlighting the most notable developments in the Mechanism’s work.

Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals hosted today a meeting of senior representatives of institutions responsible for the search for those persons still missing from the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The City of Sarajevo, with the support of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), today opened the Sarajevo Information Centre on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Centre), the first such information centre to be opened in the region of the former Yugoslavia. The Centre will provide direct and guided access to the public judicial records of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as well as promote the ICTY’s legacy.

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Sarajevo from 22 to 24 May 2018, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Theodor Meron, yesterday briefed the UN Security Council on progress toward ensuring accountability for serious violations of international law and the role that different actors, including the Council, can play to advance efforts in this regard.

The study visit of 40 students of the Law Faculty of the Zenica University, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) concluded on 10 May 2018, following two days of lectures and presentations. The visit provided the students with a unique insight into the mandate, work and practices of the Mechanism, as well as the achievements and the legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Johnston Busingye, at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.

Representatives from the Mechanism warmly welcomed the delegation, thanked the Government of Rwanda for its continued support to the work of the Mechanism and provided a briefing on the new premises of the Mechanism in Arusha.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today received a visit from a delegation of the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice at the premises of the Mechanism’s Hague branch. 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.