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President Agius meets with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
Arusha, The Hague, 22 October 2019

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, met yesterday with Secretary-General António Guterres at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was their first meeting since…
President Agius meets with President of the United Nations General Assembly
Arusha, The Hague, 22 October 2019
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, met yesterday with the President of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande…
Initial appearance to be held on 17 October 2019 in the Contempt Case of Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware
Arusha, 16 October 2019
The initial appearance of Mr. Augustin Ngirabatware with regard to allegations of contempt is scheduled for Thursday, 17 October 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Courtroom of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) in…
Mechanism provides Sarajevo Information Centre on the ICTY with certified copies of ICTY and Mechanism judgements
The Hague, 10 October 2019
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has recently provided the Sarajevo Information Centre on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Centre) with certified copies of all publically…
Statement of Prosecutor Serge Brammertz in relation to Review Judgement
Arusha, 27 September 2019
Following the issuance of the review judgment in the case Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware, Chief Prosecutor of the Mechanism, Serge Brammertz, gave the following statement:
The Appeals Chamber Renders a Review Judgement in the Case of Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware
Arusha, The Hague, 27 September 2019
Today, the Appeals Chamber composed of Judge Theodor Meron (United States), presiding, Judge Joseph E. Chiondo Masanche (Tanzania), Judge Lee G. Muthoga (Kenya), Judge Aminatta Lois Runeni N’gum (Gambia), and Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam (Burkina…
Appeals chamber to deliver Judgement in the Ngirabatware case on 27 September 2019 – Accreditation procedure now open
Arusha, 26 September 2019
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”), comprised of Judge Theodor Meron (Presiding), Judge Joseph E. Chiondo Masanche, Judge Lee G. Muthoga, Judge Aminatta Lois Runeni N’gum, and Judge…
Mechanism opens its doors to the public for The Hague International Open Day
The Hague, 23 September 2019
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) yesterday welcomed over 700 members of the public to its premises as part of The Hague International Open Day, organised by the City of The Hague.
Prosecutor Brammertz met with delegations of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of Serbia
The Hague, 12 September 2019
On 9 and 10 September 2019 Chief Prosecutor Brammertz welcomed Chief Prosecutor Gordana Tadić of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chief Prosecutor Snezana Stanojković of the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of Serbia and their…
The Mechanism welcomes 17 newly recruited Security Officers at its Arusha branch
Arusha, 10 September 2019
On Friday, 6 September 2019, the Arusha branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) held an official graduation ceremony to welcome 17 newly recruited Security Officers. During this official ceremony, Mr. Yaw…