UN Security Council reappoints Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and completes review of Mechanism’s progress of work
The United Nations Security Council, by resolution 2529 (2020), yesterday reappointed Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to a new term as Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022. Prosecutor Brammertz has served as Prosecutor of the Mechanism since 1 March 2016. Previously, he served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1 January 2008 until its closure at the end of 2017.
Video Lecture Programme on ICTY legacy concludes with a talk by Registrar Elias
The first cycle of the Inter-University Video Lecture Programme (Programme) “International Law and Facts Established before the ICTY” concluded today with a lecture delivered by Mr. Olufemi Elias, Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), entitled “Role and functions of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals”.
Multidisciplinary volume on ICTY legacy published today by Oxford University Press
Today, Oxford University Press released a book entitled Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia - A Multidisciplinary Approach. This edited volume represents the most comprehensive publication to date on the legacy of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and provides a broad perspective on the contributions of the ICTY to law, memory, and justice.
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz addresses the United Nations Security Council
President Agius briefs UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism’s work
Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz confirms the death of fugitive Augustin Bizimana
The Mechanism Office of the Prosecutor confirms today the death of Augustin Bizimana, one of the major fugitives alleged to have been a senior leader of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This confirmation is based on the conclusive identification of Bizimana’s remains in a grave site in Pointe Noire, the Republic of the Congo.
Mechanism fugitive Félicien Kabuga arrested today
Today, Félicien Kabuga – one of the world’s most wanted fugitives who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – was arrested in Paris by French authorities as the result of a joint investigation with the IRMCT Office of the Prosecutor.
In reaction to today’s arrest, Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz stated:
The arrest of Félicien Kabuga today is a reminder that those responsible for genocide can be brought to account, even twenty-six years after their crimes.
