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Mechanism launches media tool kit page and social media campaign commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide
The Hague, 4 July 2019
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has today launched a media tool kit page, aimed for use by the media as part of the wider coverage of the 24th…
Mechanism Principals participate in “Stop Genocide and Holocaust Denial” conference in Sarajevo
The Hague, 20 June 2019
The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President, Judge Carmel Agius, Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, and Registrar Olufemi Elias, today participated in a conference entitled “Stop…
Prosecutor Brammertz on mission to Sarajevo
The Hague, 19 June 2019
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
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…