News archive

2016

December 2016

The Mechanism Completes the Transfer of ICTR Records
President Meron addresses the UN Security Council and urges the release of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay from detention
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addresses the United Nations Security Council

November 2016

United Nations Secretary-General appoints Mr. Olufemi Elias as Registrar of the Mechanism
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals opens its new premises of the Arusha branch
Media invited to attend the official opening of the Arusha premises of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals
MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz speaks at the meeting on establishing the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Sarajevo
President Meron presents fourth Annual Report to the United Nations General Assembly and calls on Turkey to release Judge Aydin Sefa Akay from detention
President Meron meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Dar Es Salaam

October 2016

The Mechanism marks the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Belgrade
President Meron delivers a lecture at an ICRC Regional IHL Course for Arab Diplomats in Abu Dhabi

September 2016

MICT Judges meet in The Hague for Plenary Session
MICT and ICTY welcome record number of visitors on The Hague International Open Day
Open Day on 25 September 2016
President Meron discusses Mechanism as a new model of international justice
Release of the Report into Zdravko Tolimir’s Death
President Meron delivers remarks at an ICRC Seminar for Francophone National Judges and Experts in Abidjan
The Mechanism Headquarters Agreement for The Hague branch enters into force

August 2016

Prosecutor Brammertz meets with officials in Arusha
President Meron discusses judicial cooperation with African and East African institutions
Access Policy for the Records held by the Mechanism is issued

July 2016

Prosecutor Brammertz and OTP Awarded Peace Prize
President Meron congratulates the International Criminal Court on the Day of International Criminal Justice
President Meron addresses Srebrenica Commemoration

June 2016

MICT Progress Report: Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Addresses the United Nations Security Council
President Meron’s address to the UN Security Council
Book Launch: Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY

May 2016

Mechanism briefs diplomatic community in The Hague
Justice Seymour Panton of Jamaica appointed Mechanism Judge
Mali Signs Enforcement of Sentences Agreement
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Sarajevo

April 2016

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Zagreb
MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz makes first official visit to the United Republic of Tanzania and Rwanda
Statement on Death of Lawyer John Jones
Mechanism joins in commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide
Statement by MICT Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Regarding Appeal of the Vojislav Šešelj Trial Judgement
The Mechanism Launches First Online Exhibition of Archives

March 2016

Registry statement on the arrest and detention of Florence Hartmann
Florence Hartmann Granted Early Release
Mechanism arrests contempt convict
DRC Transfers Ladislas Ntaganzwa to Rwanda
“Pledge for Parity”: the Mechanism Marks International Women’s Day 2016
Judge Theodor Meron appointed to new term as President of the Mechanism
Serge Brammertz appointed Mechanism Prosecutor

February 2016

Autopsy confirms Tolimir died of natural causes
Zdravko Tolimir passed away in Detention Unit