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First semester of the second cycle of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme comes to an end

The Hague, 17 December 2020

First semester of the second cycle of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme comes to an end

The first semester of the second cycle of the Mechanism’s Inter-University Video Lecture Programme (Programme) wrapped up this week, with a lecture on “Destruction of Cultural Heritage”  delivered by Kevin Hughes, Chief of Staff of the Office of…

 

Workshop on searching judicial archives held for journalists from Montenegro

The Hague, 15 December 2020

Workshop on searching judicial archives held for journalists from Montenegro

On 15 December 2020, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) held a workshop for a group of journalists from Montenegro on accessing and searching the judicial archives. The workshop was organized by the Montenegrin…

 

President Agius presents Mechanism’s Seventeenth Progress Report to UN Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 15 December 2020

President Carmel Agius
President Carmel Agius

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, yesterday presented the Mechanism’s seventeenth progress report to the United Nations Security Council (Council) by video-teleconference…

 

Prosecutor Brammertz’s address to the UN Security Council

Arusha, The Hague, 14 December 2020

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) Serge Brammertz today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

He began by informing the Security Council that in-court proceedings have…

 

Lecture on Srebrenica Genocide held for young people from Serbia

The Hague, 8 December 2020

Lecture on Srebrenica Genocide held for young people from Serbia

On 6 December 2020, Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) researcher Nemanja Stjepanović held a lecture for young people from Serbia entitled “What Do We Know About the Srebrenica Genocide Today?” The lecture was held as…

 

Prosecutor completes mission to Kigali

Arusha, 4 December 2020

From left, Mr. Aimable Havugiyaremye, the Prosecutor General, Dr. Vincent Biruta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Johnston Busingye, the Minister of Justice and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Mechanism Prosecutor
From left, Mr. Aimable Havugiyaremye, the Prosecutor General, Dr. Vincent Biruta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Johnston Busingye, the Minister of Justice and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Mechanism Prosecutor

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz visited Kigali from 30 November to 4 December 2020, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

 

Registrar Tambadou concludes first visit to Dar es Salaam as Registrar of the Mechanism

Arusha, 3 December 2020

Mechanism Registrar, Mr. Abubacarr Tambadou and Honourable Palamagamba Kabudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania
Mechanism Registrar, Mr. Abubacarr Tambadou and Honourable Palamagamba Kabudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania

On 3 December 2020, the Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”), Mr. Abubacarr Tambadou, concluded his first visit to Dar es Salaam in his capacity as Registrar of the Mechanism. During his visit,…

 

Lecture on Media Reporting on the Srebrenica Genocide held for Journalists from BiH and Serbia

The Hague, 30 November 2020

Lecture on Media Reporting on the Srebrenica Genocide held for Journalists from BiH and Serbia

On 29 November 2020, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) held a lecture for journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia on judicially-established facts about the Srebrenica genocide in ICTY and Mechanism…

 

MIP begins cycle of workshops for history educators in Croatia

The Hague, 23 November 2020

MIP begins cycle of workshops for history educators in Croatia

On 21 November 2020, the Mechanism’s Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) held an online workshop on the use of the ICTY and Mechanism archives for more than 35 history teachers from across Croatia and neighbouring countries. This…

 

Mechanism Information Programme representative participates in a workshop ‘Transitional Justice through Montenegrin and regional experience’

The Hague, 19 November 2020

Mechanism Information Programme representative participates in a workshop ‘Transitional Justice through Montenegrin and regional experience’

The Coordinator of the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP), Rada Pejić-Sremac, spoke today at a workshop entitled Transitional Justice through Montenegrin and Regional Experience, which was organized by the…