On 13 May 2016, the United Nations and the Republic of Mali concluded an Agreement on the enforcement of sentences pronounced by either the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) or the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT).

The Agreement was signed in Bamako, Mali, by Mr. John Hocking, Registrar of the MICT, on behalf of the United Nations and by H.E. Justice Sanogo Aminata Mallé, Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Keeper of the Seals, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mali.

Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY and MICT, will be in Sarajevo from 11 to 15 May 2016, as part of preparations for his regular biyearly reports to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

The Prosecutor will meet with members of the BiH Presidency, BiH Minister of Justice Josip Grubeša, Head of War Crimes Department in the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH Gordana Tadić and President of the BiH Court Meddžida Kreso.

The Prosecutor will also meet with representatives of victims’ organizations and members of the diplomatic community.

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Zagreb on 28 and 29 April 2016, as part of preparations for his regular biyearly report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).
 

The Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Mr Serge Brammertz, made his first official visit to the United Republic of Tanzania and Rwanda.

During his mission to Tanzania between 11 and 13 April 2016, the Prosecutor met with Government officials in Dar Es Salam, including Her Excellency the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Chief Secretary in the President’s Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

It is with great sadness that the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) learned of the premature passing of John R.W.D. Jones, a former staff member and defence counsel on five cases before the ICTY - the cases of Mehmed Alagić, Rasim Delić, Momčilo Krajišnik, Naser Orić, and Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) joins in the worldwide commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed.
 
The MICT participated this afternoon in a memorial service at the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters, organized by the Rwandan community in Arusha, Tanzania. The event featured a wreath laying and a candle lighting ceremony, as well as remarks under the theme “Fighting Genocide Ideology”.
 

After reviewing the written reasons given by the Trial Chamber Majority for acquitting Vojislav Šešelj of all charges, my Office has decided to appeal the Judgement. Given the far reaching nature of the errors we have identified in the Majority Judgement, we underscore for the victims of the crimes that the forthcoming appeal is of utmost priority for this Office.

The Mechanism today launched its first online exhibition entitled “A Glimpse into the Archives”.  

The purpose of this exhibition is to allow the general public to contextualize, access, and understand the value of the archives of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which are now in the custody of the Mechanism.

The Mechanism’s President today issued a decision on the "Urgent Request to the President of the MICT to Grant Florence Hartmann Early Release", which was dated 25 March 2016 and transmitted to the Mechanism’s President on 29 March 2016. Ms. Hartmann was granted early release, with the decision effective as soon as practically possible.
 

Florence Hartman was arrested by UN Security Officers pursuant to an outstanding arrest warrant at the premises of the Mechanism on 24 March 2016.

Following her arrest, her counsel filed a complaint regarding the conditions of her detention in the United Nations Detention Unit. The complaint alleged that Ms Hartmann was being held in isolation and was subject to around the clock monitoring which involved keeping the light on in her room at all times.