On 29 June 2018, the UN Secretary-General reappointed for a new, two-year term of office all of the Judges on the roster of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) who were seeking reappointment except Judge Aydin Sefa Akay of Turkey.

The United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Judge Theodor Meron to a new term as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), effective 1 July 2018, and expiring on 18 January 2019. Judge Carmel Agius was appointed President of the Mechanism effective 19 January 2019 until 30 June 2020.

The Secretary-General also reappointed 23 of the 24 Judges of the Mechanism who were seeking reappointment for a new, two-year term, commencing on 1 July 2018 and expiring on 30 June 2020.  

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz visited Kigali on 27 and 28 June for regular discussions with Rwandan authorities. The Prosecutor met with Minister of Justice Johnston Busingye and Prosecutor General Jean Bosco Mutangana, as well as members of the diplomatic community. He also visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and paid his respects to the victims.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today hosted a meeting of 40 representatives of Information Managers in International Organizations (IMIO) at the premises of its Hague branch. The meeting was organized in celebration of International Archives Day 2018.

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, today presented the latest six-month report to the United Nations Security Council (Council), highlighting the most notable developments in the Mechanism’s work.

Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals hosted today a meeting of senior representatives of institutions responsible for the search for those persons still missing from the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The City of Sarajevo, with the support of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), today opened the Sarajevo Information Centre on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Centre), the first such information centre to be opened in the region of the former Yugoslavia. The Centre will provide direct and guided access to the public judicial records of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as well as promote the ICTY’s legacy.

Mechanism Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will be in Sarajevo from 22 to 24 May 2018, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Theodor Meron, yesterday briefed the UN Security Council on progress toward ensuring accountability for serious violations of international law and the role that different actors, including the Council, can play to advance efforts in this regard.