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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…
Mechanism President Agius concludes historic visit to Rwanda
The Hague, 8 April 2019
On 8 April 2019, the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, concluded his first official visit to the Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda). The visit took place on the occasion of the 25th…
Mechanism President to conduct first official visit to Rwanda
Arusha, 29 March 2019
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, will conduct an official visit to the Republic of Rwanda from 1 to 7 April 2019.
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals delivers judgement in the Karadžić case
The Hague, 20 March 2019
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals composed of Judge Vagn Prüsse Joensen, presiding, Judge William Hussein Sekule, Judge José Ricardo de Prada Solaesa, Judge Graciela Susana Gatti Santana, and Judge…
Statement by the Prosecutor on the occasion of Karadžić Appeals Judgement
The Hague, 20 March 2019
The Office of the Prosecutor is satisfied with the Appeals Chamber’s Judgment in the case Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić, which in the most important respects confirmed Karadžić’s convictions at trial on ten counts of genocide, crimes…
Karadžić Appeal Judgement – Important information for the media
The Hague, 18 March 2019
The pronouncement of the Appeal Judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 2:00 p…
The Mechanism marks International Women’s Day 2019 with events in Arusha and The Hague
Arusha, The Hague, 11 March 2019
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) marked this year’s International Women’s Day, 8 March 2019, with events at both the Arusha and The Hague branches.
President Agius Concludes First Visit to Tanzania as President of the Mechanism
Arusha, 8 March 2019
On 8 March 2019, the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, concluded his first visit to the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) in his capacity as President. The visit took…