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Press Releases Archive

2012

December 2012

31 December 2012   Tribunal closes field offices in Croatia and Kosovo
21 December 2012   Tribunal donates IT equipment and furniture to Croatian NGOs
17 December 2012   ICRC completes annual inspection of Detention Unit
12 December 2012   Zdravko Tolimir sentenced to life imprisonment for Srebrenica and Žepa crimes
05 December 2012   Completion Strategy Report: Prosecutor Brammertz’s address before the Security Council
05 December 2012   Completion Strategy Report: President Meron’s Address before the Security Council
05 December 2012   Accreditation procedure to attend Tolimir Judgement now open
04 December 2012   Life imprisonment for Milan Lukić confirmed, Sredoje Lukić’s sentence reduced

November 2012

29 November 2012   Haradinaj, Balaj, and Brahimaj Acquitted on Retrial
28 November 2012   Appeals Chamber affirms Vojislav Šešelj’s Contempt Conviction
27 November 2012   Accreditation procedure to attend Lukić and Lukić Appeals Judgement now open
22 November 2012   Outreach documentary on sexual violence premieres in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
21 November 2012   Haradinaj et al. Judgement to be rendered on 29 November 2012
16 November 2012   Appeals Chamber Acquits and Orders Release of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač
16 November 2012   Invitation to sexual violence documentary screening in Skopje and Tetovo in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
16 November 2012   Appeals Chamber affirms Jelena Rašić’s contempt conviction
15 November 2012   Trial Chamber Judgement in the case of Zdravko Tolimir to be rendered on 12 December 2012
14 November 2012   Gotovina and Markač Appeals Judgement – Accreditation procedure now closed
14 November 2012   ICTY Roundtable on the enforcement of sentences rendered by the Tribunal begins today
14 November 2012   Tribunal’s Outreach programme works with teachers at Edukans World Citizenship Day
12 November 2012   Appeals Judgement in the case of Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić to be rendered on 4 December 2012
08 November 2012   Conference on ICTY Legacy in Croatia concludes in Zagreb
07 November 2012   Media accreditation now open for Gotovina and Markač Appeal Judgement on 16 November 2012
06 November 2012   First of a series of conferences on ICTY’s legacy concludes in Sarajevo
02 November 2012   President and Registrar attended meeting with International Committee of the Red Cross

October 2012

30 October 2012   Tribunal launches Albanian translation of ICTY Manual on Developed Practices in Kosovo
30 October 2012   Media accreditation for Zagreb Legacy Conference
29 October 2012   Media accreditation for Sarajevo Legacy Conference
23 October 2012   Launch of Albanian version of the Manual on Developed Practices to be held in Kosovo
23 October 2012   ICTY to hold Regional Legacy Conferences in Sarajevo, Zagreb and Belgrade
19 October 2012   Outreach Programme’s Youth Education Project concludes amid praise from participants
18 October 2012   Videos of Radovan Karadžić's Start of Defence Case and Goran Hadžić's Start of Trial  - 16 October 2012
17 October 2012   UN Member States praise Tribunal’s role in forging new culture of international accountability
15 October 2012   President Meron’s address before the United Nations General Assembly
12 October 2012   Hadžić’s start of trial and Karadžić’s start of defence – Accreditation procedure now closed
09 October 2012   Media accreditation for Hadžić’s start of trial and Karadžić’s start of defence on 16 October 2012
08 October 2012   Visit of Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY to Belgrade: Media Opportunity on 9 October 2012
03 October 2012   Tribunal appoints new Spokesperson for Registry and Chambers

September 2012

24 September 2012   Hundreds of visitors at the Tribunal on The Hague International Day
17 September 2012   ICTY to open its doors for The Hague International Day

August 2012

17 August 2012   Mile Mrkšić transferred to Portugal to serve sentence

July 2012

05 July 2012   Ratko Mladić Start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation list now available
04 July 2012   Ratko Mladić Start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation procedure closed
03 July 2012   Tribunal hosts a study visit from Youth Initiative for Human Rights Seminar
02 July 2012   Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) begins work in Arusha
02 July 2012   Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals website now online
02 July 2012   Ratko Mladić start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation procedure now open

June 2012

28 June 2012   Vojislav Šešelj sentenced to two years imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
28 June 2012   Tribunal dismisses Karadžić motion for acquittal on 10 of 11 counts of the indictment
28 June 2012   United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals to be launched in Arusha, Tanzania
28 June 2012   Rules of Procedure and Evidence adopted for the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals
22 June 2012   Vojislav Šešelj third Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Thursday, 28 June 2012
22 June 2012   Start of Prosecution’s evidence in the Mladić case scheduled for 9 July 2012
18 June 2012   Start of Prosecution’s evidence in the Mladić trial suspended until further notice
13 June 2012   ICTY President expresses concern over the detention of ICC staff in Libya and urges release
07 June 2012   Completion Strategy Report: President Meron’s Address before the Security Council
07 June 2012   Completion Strategy Report: Prosecutor Brammertz’s Address before the Security Council
05 June 2012   Karadžić case: Trial Chamber conducts site visit in and around Srebrenica
05 June 2012   Over 2000 students benefit from Outreach Programme’s High Schools Project

May 2012

29 May 2012   Vojislav Šešelj third Contempt of the Tribunal trial to be held on 12 June 2012
24 May 2012   Start of hearing of Prosecution’s first witness in the Mladić trial scheduled for 25 June 2012
22 May 2012   Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Kosovo
21 May 2012   Visit of Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY, to Belgrade: Media Opportunity on 22 May 2012
21 May 2012   Two remaining Residual Mechanism judges sworn in
17 May 2012   Videos of Ratko Mladić Start of Trial - 16 and 17 May
15 May 2012   President Meron denies Mladić defence motion for disqualification of Judge Orie
14 May 2012   Ratko Mladić Start of Trial – Accreditation procedure closed
14 May 2012   Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Serbia
14 May 2012   Ratko Mladić Start of Trial – Accreditation list now available
09 May 2012   Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Serbia
08 May 2012   Gotovina & Markač Appeals Hearing – Accreditation procedure
08 May 2012   Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
07 May 2012   Ratko Mladić Start of Trial – Accreditation procedure now open

April 2012

27 April 2012   Additional Residual Mechanism Judges sworn in
25 April 2012   Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Novi Sad
24 April 2012   Swearing-in ceremony of Residual Mechanism Judges
24 April 2012   Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Belgrade
17 April 2012   Albanian version of the Manual on Developed Practices now available online
04 April 2012   Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of public debate on wartime sexual violence and accountability

March 2012

29 March 2012   Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Croatia
22 March 2012   Tribunal highlights achievements of Outreach Programme in 2011 Annual Report
21 March 2012   Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in Croatian universities
20 March 2012   Tribunal hosts a study visit of Serbian students
13 March 2012   Outreach Programme launches series of university lectures across the former Yugoslavia
05 March 2012   Outreach hosts group of war crime trial monitors and journalists from Croatia
05 March 2012   Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Kosovo
02 March 2012   Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Zagreb
01 March 2012   Tribunal hosts a study visit of NGO representatives from the former Yugoslavia
01 March 2012   Judge Theodor Meron appointed as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

February 2012

27 February 2012   Closing arguments in the trial of Vojislav Šešelj to commence on 5 March 2012
27 February 2012   Invitation to Tribunal’s celebration of International Women’s Day
24 February 2012   Milan Tupajić sentenced to 2 months’ imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
17 February 2012   Milan Tupajić Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Friday, 24 February 2012
15 February 2012   Ratko Mladić trial scheduled to begin on 14 May 2012
07 February 2012   Jelena Rašić sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
06 February 2012   ICTY Staff Union launches unique training project
03 February 2012   Jelena Rašić Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Tuesday, 7 February 2012
03 February 2012   ICTY donates computers to a local elementary school in BiH
01 February 2012   President Meron meets with Dr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 February 2012   Prosecutor Serge Brammertz met with Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 February 2012   Tribunal welcomes representatives of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Associations in the Netherlands
01 February 2012   Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in The Hague
01 February 2012   Invitation to the launch of the Manual on International Criminal Defence

January 2012

31 January 2012   Trial Chamber accepts Plea Agreement in Trial of Jelena Rašić for Contempt of the Tribunal
30 January 2012   Milan Tupajić trial to begin on 3 February 2012
25 January 2012   ICTY Outreach Programme donates legal material to Montenegro
21 January 2012   Statement of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on the arrest of Radovan Stanković
20 January 2012   Jelena Rašić start of trial postponed indefinitely
19 January 2012   John Hocking appointed as Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
19 January 2012   Invitation to sexual violence documentary screening
10 January 2012   ICTY donates books to Zagreb Law Faculty