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President Carmel Agius joins Prosecutor Brammertz and Registrar Elias as International Gender Champion
Arusha, The Hague, 5 February 2019
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, was today named as an International Gender Champion (IGC), thus joining Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar Olufemi Elias as a…
Secretary-General appoints Judge Mahandrisoa Edmond Randrianirina of Madagascar to serve as Mechanism Judge
Arusha, The Hague, 1 February 2019
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Judge Mahandrisoa Edmond Randrianirina of Madagascar to the judicial roster of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), effective 28 January 2019.
ICTR: Looking Back exhibition on display at Mechanism’s premises in Arusha and in The Hague
Arusha, The Hague, 30 January 2019
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has launched an exhibition of selected material from the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
Mechanism Registrar Olufemi Elias on official visit to Serbia
The Hague, 29 January 2019
The Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Mr. Olufemi Elias, will be on an official visit to Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 to 31 January 2019.
Chief Prosecutor Brammertz meets Montenegrin Officials
The Hague, 29 January 2019
Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is visiting Podgorica from 28 to 30 January 2019.
The Mechanism welcomes the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Republic of Tanzania
Arusha, 29 January 2019
On Monday, 28 January 2019, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Ms. Francisca Pedrós Carretero, at…
The Mechanism welcomes the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Tanzania
Arusha, 25 January 2019
On Friday, 25 January 2019, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Ambassador Roberto Mengoni, at…
Judge Carmel Agius assumes office as the new President of the Mechanism
Arusha, The Hague, 19 January 2019
On 19 January 2019, Judge Carmel Agius, of Malta, assumed office as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), following his appointment by the United Nations Secretary-General on 30 June 2018 to a term…
Farewell message from President Theodor Meron to staff
Arusha, The Hague, 18 January 2019
Dear Colleagues,
As I prepare to step down from my role as President of the Mechanism, I wanted to take a moment to express to you my sincere appreciation for all your hard work and contributions to the Mechanism.
General Assembly elects Judge Mustapha El Baaj of Morocco to serve as Mechanism Judge
The Hague, 16 January 2019
On Tuesday, 15 January 2019, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Judge Mustapha El Baaj of Morocco to the judicial roster of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism).