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Statements by Mechanism principals marking the 20 th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide
Arusha, 11 April 2014
As Rwanda’s official week of mourning draws to a close, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals joined in reflections on the 20th commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda.
Prosecutor Jallow gives statement on 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide
The Hague, 6 April 2014
Hassan B. Jallow, Prosecutor of the ICTR and the MICT, issued a statement today to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide that began on 6 April, followed by a hundred days of the killing of a reported one million people because of…
ICTR Launches Website Commemorating 20th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Arusha, 4 April 2014
To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today launched a new website entitled “The ICTR Remembers…
MICT and ICTR Celebrate International Women’s Day
Arusha, 10 March 2014
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) marked today International Women’s Day in collaboration with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as a combined UN Office in Arusha, Tanzania. The theme of this year’s…
Arusha Spouses’ Association makes donation for school water point
Arusha, 17 February 2014
On 11 February the Arusha Spouses’ Association (ASA) received a donation in the amount of $ 4,040 for the funding of a water point at the Sombetini Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania. A unique initiative facilitated by the Office of the Registrar…
Milan Lukić transferred to Estonia to serve sentence
The Hague, 11 February 2014
Milan Lukić, former leader of a group of local Bosnian Serb paramilitaries in the south-eastern Bosnian town of Višegrad, was transferred on Monday, 10 February to Estonia to serve his sentence.
New search tool on ICTR and ICTY jurisprudence
Arusha, The Hague, 16 December 2013
A new international criminal justice research tool has been released online to facilitate public access to the vast collection of jurisprudence produced by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and of the…
President Meron’s address to the UN Security Council
The Hague, 5 December 2013
President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, today updated the United Nations Security Council on the work of the Mechanism as it moves forward in its second year of existence.
United Nations and Tanzania sign agreement on Mechanism headquarters
Arusha, 29 November 2013
The Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, visited the United Republic of Tanzania this week to sign an agreement between the United Nations and the United Republic of Tanzania…
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Make Joint Visit to Rwanda
Arusha, 6 November 2013
On 4 and 5 November 2013, the leading officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) were in Kigali, Rwanda, to meet with senior officials of the Rwandan…