Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, today presented the Mechanism’s latest progress report to the United Nations Security Council.

The appeal hearing in the case of Vojislav Šešelj will commence on Wednesday, 13 December 2017, at 13:00, in accordance with the scheduling order issued by the Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT).

Ms Judith Nduku, a Sergeant with the Security Section of the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals - Arusha Branch - has been awarded the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Under-Secretary General’s Excellence Award.

Today, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) launched an online feature showcasing the Prosecution’s Evidence Collection a unique repository of evidence material collected by the Office of the Prosecutor during investigations into crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) organised and hosted an inaugural International Organisations Open Day at its premises in Lakilaki, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, on Saturday, 25 November 2017, with over 1000 visitors attending the event.

Following the issuance of the trial judgment in the case Prosecutor vs. Ratko Mladić, Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, gave the following statement to the press:

Today, Ratko Mladić, the Commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) and other international, regional and sub-regional organisations in Arusha - the African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the African Institute of International Law; the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption, the East African Community (EAC) and its constituent institutions, the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA), the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI),and the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) - will hold an inaugural open day on Saturday, 25 November 2017.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today released a short informational video entitled “Inside the Mechanism”. The video provides an overview of the Mechanism’s establishment, mandate and functions.

MICT and ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Sarajevo from 6 to 8 November, as part of preparations for his regular biannual reports to the UN Security Council (UNSC), due to be presented in December.

The Prosecutor will meet with the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Acting Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić as well as the representatives of victims’ organizations. Additionally, he will meet with members of the diplomatic community.