President Meron meets with delegation of the American Bar Association

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, on Tuesday, 25 April 2017, met with a delegation of the American Bar Association (ABA) at the Mechanism’s Hague branch. The delegation, comprising over 75 judges, lawyers and other legal professionals, visited the MICT as part of a programme, organized by the Judicial Division of the ABA, focused on international law and international legal institutions in The Hague.

Mechanism welcomes students from Tumaini University Makumira

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), on Thursday, 13 April 2017, received a delegation of 70 students from the Faculty of Law of Arusha-based Tumaini University Makumira at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch. The students, at varying stages of their law degrees, are also members of the University’s Law Society.

President Meron speaks at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Society for International Law

President, Judge Theodor Meron
President, Judge Theodor Meron

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, on Friday, 14 April 2017, delivered remarks at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Society for International Law (ASIL) in Washington, DC, United States of America.

Office of the Prosecutor remembers the victims of Rwanda genocide

MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Prosecutor General of Rwanda Richard Muhumuza at the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Centre, Kigali, Rwanda, in April 2016
MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Prosecutor General of Rwanda Richard Muhumuza at the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Centre, Kigali, Rwanda, in April 2016

As people around the world pause today to remember and commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) expresses its sorrow and sympathy for the victims, survivors and the Rwandan people.

Mechanism participates in commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

The Registrar of the Mechanism Elias Olufemi (right) joins (on his right) the East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General of Finance and Administration Jesca Eriyo; the Guest of Honour and Regional Commissioner of Arusha Mrisho Gambo; and the Rwanda High Commissioner to Tanzania Eugene Kayihura in a memorial service, in remembrance of the victims of the Rwanda genocide. The event took place at the head office of the (EAC) in Arusha.
The Registrar of the Mechanism Elias Olufemi (right) joins (on his right) the East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General of Finance and Administration Jesca Eriyo; the Guest of Honour and Regional Commissioner of Arusha Mrisho Gambo; and the Rwanda High Commissioner to Tanzania Eugene Kayihura in a memorial service, in remembrance of the victims of the Rwanda genocide. The event took place at the head office of the (EAC) in Arusha.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) today participated in the commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The commemoration took place at the headquarters of the East African Community (EAC) in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

Mechanism welcomes delegation from South Africa

MICT President and Registrar with the delegation from South Africa at the Hague branch
MICT President and Registrar with the delegation from South Africa at the Hague branch

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) on Wednesday, 29 March 2017, received a high-level delegation from South Africa, including members of Parliament and representatives of organizations with a special interest in justice issues, at the Mechanism’s Hague branch. The visit was part of a broader programme organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation to discuss the role and challenges of the International Criminal Court.

Mechanism welcomes delegates from Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Commission

MICT officials with representatives from the Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Commission at Arusha branch
MICT officials with representatives from the Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Commission at Arusha branch

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism) received delegates from the Kenya National Cohesion and Integration Commission (Commission) at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on Wednesday, 22 March 2017. The delegation of the Commission, a statutory body established in Kenya in 2008 in response to the post-election violence in Kenya between 2007 and 2008, was headed by Commissioner Hon. Morris Dzoro.

Mechanism welcomes Judges’ Assistants from the Tanzanian Judiciary

MICT officials with representatives of Tanzanian Judiciary at Arusha branch
MICT officials with representatives of Tanzanian Judiciary at Arusha branch

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (“MICT” or “Mechanism”) received a delegation of Judges’ Assistants from the Judiciary of the United Republic of Tanzania at the Mechanism’s Arusha Branch premises on Friday, 17 March 2017. The visit was part of a 3-day training programme on the drafting of legal documents and legal research facilitated by JEYAX Development and Training, a non-governmental institution.

Mechanism notifies United Nations Security Council of Turkey’s non-compliance

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, on Thursday, 9 March 2017 notified the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of the failure of the Republic of Turkey to comply with its obligations to cooperate with the Mechanism and to comply without undue delay with a judicial order issued by the Mechanism.