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Mechanism releases “Worth a Thousand Words” online exhibition on International Archives Day
The Hague, 7 June 2019
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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…
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addresses the 25th Rwandan Genocide commemoration in The Hague
The Hague, 8 April 2019
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) today addressed the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis at the City Hall of The Hague…