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Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Sarajevo

The Hague, 19 June 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz will visit Sarajevo from 19 to 21 June, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

 

Mechanism releases “Worth a Thousand Words” online exhibition on International Archives Day

The Hague, 7 June 2019

Worth a Thousand Words

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today released an online exhibition entitled “Worth a Thousand Words” to mark International…

 

Joint Statement by National War Crimes Prosecutor’s Offices and UN Mechanism Chief Prosecutor following Regional Conference

The Hague, 23 May 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

From 20 to 22 May, high-level delegations from the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Prosecutor's Office of the Federation of BiH, the Prosecutor's Office of Brčko District, the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Una-Sana Canton,…

 

Prosecutor on Mission to Belgrade

The Hague, 20 May 2019

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade from 20 to 22 May.

 

Chief Prosecutor Brammertz presents remarks on the protection of cultural heritage in Geneva

The Hague, 26 April 2019

Chief Prosecutor Brammertz presents remarks on the protection of cultural heritage in Geneva

Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz presented remarks today in Geneva at the conference on the protection of cultural heritage marking the 20th anniversary of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention, convened jointly by…

 

President Agius opens exhibition in Pula on crimes committed in Ahmići

The Hague, 26 April 2019

President Carmel Agius | Photo © Ajdin Kamber
President Carmel Agius | Photo © Ajdin Kamber

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today opened an exhibition at the SENSE Transitional Justice Center in Pula, Croatia, focusing on the crimes committed in Ahmići,…

 

Chief Prosecutor Brammertz meets with High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet

The Hague, 26 April 2019

Mechanism Prosecutor Brammertz and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet
Mechanism Prosecutor Brammertz and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet

Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Brammertz and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet met on Thursday in Geneva to discuss issues of mutual interest in relation to the fight against impunity for serious international crimes and gross human…

 

Mechanism Releases User Guide for the ICTY Court Records Database

The Hague, 25 April 2019

ICTY Court Records Database - User guide

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today released in English, French and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, a…

 

President Agius delivers closing remarks at the Kwibuka25 conference in The Hague

The Hague, 17 April 2019

Mechanism President, Judge Carmel Agius, presents the closing lecture at the Kwibuka25 conference entitled “The Genocide against the Tutsi 25 Years On: What Lessons Has the World Learned from Rwanda in Prevention and Responses to Genocides Worldwide?” at the Peace Palace in The Hague on 17 April 2019.
Mechanism President, Judge Carmel Agius, presents the closing lecture at the Kwibuka25 conference entitled “The Genocide against the Tutsi 25 Years On: What Lessons Has the World Learned from Rwanda in Prevention and Responses to Genocides Worldwide?” at the Peace Palace in The Hague on 17 April 2019.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today delivered the closing remarks at the Kwibuka25 conference entitled “The Genocide against the Tutsi 25 Years On: What Lessons Has…

 

Mechanism OTP delivered advanced training on investigating and prosecuting sexual and gender based violence

The Hague, 17 April 2019

Mechanism OTP delivered advanced training on investigating and prosecuting sexual and gender based violence

At the invitation of the Minister of Justice of Serbia, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism OTP), the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Serbia (WCPO) and the…