Today the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment and presented its new legacy website in The Hague. The commemoration took place in the lobby of its sister tribunal, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, which shares its premises with the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT).

Media are invited to attend the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda’s (ICTR) 20th anniversary celebration and launch of its new website to be held in The Hague on Friday, 5 December 2014. This event is part of a series of celebrations marking the establishment of the Tribunal by the United Nations Security Council on 8 November 1994.

The commemoration will take place from 10:00am until 12:00pm on 5 December in the lobby of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the ICTR’s sister tribunal.

On Saturday, 8 November, Mr. John Hocking, Assistant Secretary-General, Registrar of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) signed the certificate of occupancy for the new premises for the MICT’s Arusha branch, on behalf of the United Nations.

This certificate, required under Tanzanian law, grants the MICT a 99-year lease to the 6.5 hectares of land which will house the new MICT facility.

On Monday 3 November, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) held a public opening of bids for the construction of the new home for its Arusha branch. This timely tender opening marks a key advancement in this project. The submission of bids will be followed by the fair and transparent evaluation of the firms that will be competing for the construction of the new premises.

Following two days of intensive discussions and consultations among international and national prosecutors as well as representatives of regional courts, academic institutions and civil society organizations on the challenges and prospects of local prosecution of international crimes at the 7th Colloquium of International Prosecutors held in Arusha, Tanzania on 4-5 November 2014 as part of a series of events marking the 20th anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the ICTR, the Prosecutors and other participants adopted a Resolution emphasizing the importance of accountability for

As part of the celebrations for its 20th anniversary, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has launched today a new multilingual legacy website. The website features a tribute video narrated by actor Clarke Peters.

The new legacy website will be the virtual face of the ICTR after the Tribunal closes down. With the support of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, the website’s content will continue to be updated so that information on the work and achievements of the ICTR will remain accessible to future generations.

This week the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its establishment. Celebrations started yesterday and will end with a commemoration on Saturday, 8 November 2014 in Arusha, Tanzania.

The Mechanism celebrates the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by launching a website page dedicated to the archives of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. 

President Theodor Meron yesterday presented the second Annual Report of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) to the UN General Assembly. In his second address to the General Assembly on behalf of the MICT, President Meron reported on the MICT’s progress and noted that it faced two pre-eminent challenges: apprehension of individuals indicted by the ICTR but not yet arrested, and relocation of individuals who were acquitted or finished serving sentences.

Prosecutor Hassan B. Jallow today concludes his first official visit to the region in his capacity as Prosecutor of the MICT. As part of his week-long visit, the Prosecutor travelled to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia.