The launch of the Hague Branch of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) will be marked by a ceremony to be held at 11 am on 1 July 2013 at the seat of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

Justice Hassan B. Jallow, made his first official visit to the region of the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday 22 May 2013 in his official capacity as Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia (MICT). Prosecutor Jallow attended the 7th Regional Conference of State Prosecutors of the states that made up the former Yugoslavia on the island of Brijuni in Croatia upon the invitation of the State Attorney General of the Republic of Croatia.

President Theodor Meron today presented to the Security Council the second progress report on the work of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT) since the launch of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on 1 July 2012. The President provided an update on the ongoing work of the Mechanism and preparations for the launch of the Hague branch on 1 July 2013.

Mr. President,  Your Excellencies,

I am greatly honoured to brief you once more on the progress of the Completion Strategy of the ICTR and to present to you the second report on the work of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals.

OTP-ICTR

The UN-ICTY is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from Architectural/Engineering consulting firms with the required expertise and experience in the upcoming new facilities project of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (UNMICT) at Arusha, Republic of Tanzania.

The new facilities for UNMICT will be located at Lakilaki which is about 12 kilometres from the city centre of Arusha. The allocated plot is a green field site of approximately 15 acres, of which 5 acres will be developed.

Following a suggestion of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), on 8 May 2013, the Registrar of the MICT hosted a meeting with members of the Arusha Spouses’ Association (ASA) who briefed him on the ASA local community development projects. The meeting was an opportunity to explore ways by which the MICT might support one of its projects, through voluntary donations from staff and officials.

The Office of the Registrar of the Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Arusha Branch hosted its first capacity-building workshop with a delegation from the Kenya Witness Protection Agency (WPA), on 7 May 2013.

The purpose of the workshop, solicited by the Kenyan Government, was to share MICT’s experience and best practices in the area of victim and witness protection and support as the newly established WPA works towards preparing its draft Rules of Court and Evidence for consideration by the Judiciary in Kenya in respect of protected witnesses.

As Rwanda begins this official week of mourning, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) joins in remembering the victims of the Rwandan Genocide.

In commemorating the Genocide, the MICT pays special tribute to those victims who willingly and courageously participated as witnesses in judicial proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) commemorated its first International Women’s Day in collaboration with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as a combined UN Office in Arusha, Tanzania. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day was Passing the Baton from Women to Girls.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) has launched the Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS) and Kinyarwanda versions of its website as part of its efforts to bring its work closer to the communities of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.