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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing
19 June 2013
On Monday 17 June 2013, Judge Meron granted Zdravko Tolimir a 7-day extension for filing his appellant's brief, which is now to be filed by Friday, 28 June 2013. Tolimir, former Assistant Commander and Chief for Intelligence and Security of the Main Staff of the Bosnian...
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Tribunal completes round of MICT workshops
14 June 2013
Ahead of the launch of the Hague branch of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) on 1 July 2013, the Tribunal hosted a number of workshops in Belgrade and Sarajevo to explain the new organisation’s mandate to over 70 legal professionals...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing
12 June 2013
Later today, the President of the ICTY Judge Theodor Meron will present the Tribunal’s bi-annual completion strategy report to the UN Security Council. The President will also take this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the progress made by the Mechanism...
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Outreach Programme takes part in Sarajevo ‘Kid’s Festival’
11 June 2013
The Tribunal’s Outreach Programme is participating in the 10th annual Sarajevo ‘Kid’s Festival’, the largest of its kind in South East Europe. From 7-11 June the Festival welcomed nearly 40,000 children to participate in workshops and games designed to build confidence...
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Latest Issue of the ICTY Digest
3 June 2013
| The ICTY Digest provides its readers with a bi-monthly update on the activities of the Tribunal, the latest news from the courtrooms, and a calendar of the hearings scheduled for the coming weeks. |
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German President visits the Tribunal
30 May 2013
The German President, Joachim Gauck, visited the Tribunal today as part of a wider visit to the international courts in The Hague. President Gauck was greeted by the Tribunal’s Vice-President, Judge Carmel Agius, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar John Hocking...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 29 May 2013
29 May 2013
This morning, the Trial Chamber rendered its judgement in the case of Prlić and others, six former high-ranking officials from the wartime Croat entity of Herceg-Bosna. All six were found guilty of crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war...
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Six Senior Herceg-Bosna Officials Convicted
29 May 2013
Six former high-ranking officials from the wartime Croat entity of Herceg-Bosna were today convicted by Trial Chamber III of the Tribunal for crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions...
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German President to visit Tribunal
23 May 2013
The German President Joachim Gauck will be visiting the Tribunal on Thursday, 30 May 2013, as part of a wider visit to the international courts in The Hague. President Gauck will meet with the Tribunal’s Vice-President, Judge Carmel Agius, and Prosecutor Serge...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 22 May 2013
22 May 2013
The Tribunal will be holding a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of its establishment next Monday, 27 May in the afternoon in the Tribunal’s lobby. The event will be held in the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and the United Nations...
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Tribunal marks 20th anniversary of its establishment
14 May 2013
The Tribunal will be marking the 20th anniversary of its establishment on Monday, 27 May at 14:45 in the main lobby, followed by the opening of an exhibition and a reception in The Hague’s City Hall Atrium at 17:30. The ICTY came into being pursuant to...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 8 may 2013
8 May 2013
The trial in the contempt of Tribunal case of Radislav Krstić has been scheduled to commence on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 in Courtroom I following immediately the pre-trial conference which will start at 14:15. Krstić, former Commander of the Drina Corps of the Bosnian Serb...
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John Hocking reappointed as Tribunal Registrar
17 April 2013
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia welcomes the reappointment of John Hocking as the Registrar of the Tribunal. The appointment, effective Wednesday, 15 May 2013, was made by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in consultation with Tribunal President...
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Invitation to Prijedor documentary screening in Sarajevo
12 April 2013
The Tribunal’s Outreach Programme invites journalists to the Bosnian premiere of its documentary "Crimes before the ICTY: Prijedor," which depicts the Tribunal’s work in the prosecution and adjudication of crimes committed in the municipality of Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 10 April 2013
10 April 2013
Last Monday, the President issued a decision granting Johan Tarčulovski early release from a prison in Germany where he has been serving his 12-year sentence. Whilst the President found that the high gravity of the crimes for which he was convicted weighed against his early release...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 3 April 2013
3 April 2013
Radislav Krstić’s initial appearance will be held tomorrow afternoon at 15:30 in Courtroom III. Krstić, former Commander of the Drina Corps of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), has been charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with, or to show good cause...
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Radislav Krstić charged with contempt of court
28 March 2013
Radislav Krstić, former Commander of the Drina Corps of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), has been charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with, or to show good cause why he could not comply with, a subpoena in which he was ordered to testify...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 20 March 2013
20 March 2013
The Trial Chamber Judgement in the case of Mićo Stanišić and Stojan Župljanin, two former high ranking Bosnian Serb officials accused of crimes committed against non-Serb civilians in various areas of Bosnia and...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 13 March 2013
13 March 2013
In the case of Zdravko Tolimir, former Assistant Commander and Chief for Intelligence and Security of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army, the Defence filed its notice of appeal this Monday, 11 March. In December of last year, Tolimir...
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Appeals Chamber Acquits and Orders Release of Momčilo Perišić
28 February 2013
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, composed of Judges Theodor Meron, presiding, Carmel Agius, Liu Daqun, Arlette Ramaroson, and Andrésia Vaz, today reversed by majority, Judge Liu partially dissenting, Momčilo Perišić...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 27 February 2013
27 February 2013
The Appeal Judgement in the case of Momčilo Perišić will be rendered tomorrow afternoon at 15:00 in Courtroom I. Journalists wishing to cover the delivery of the judgement must submit an accreditation request by email to the Media Office by the...
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Tribunal hosts study visit of youth from the former Yugoslavia
25 February 2013
A group of young people from across the former Yugoslavia today began a week-long visit to the ICTY. The visit has been organised by the Tribunal’s Outreach Programme in cooperation with the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) from Belgrade, Serbia. Eight young people ...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 20 February 2013
20 February 2013
The Tribunal was officially notified yesterday by the Serbian Authorities that Milan Gvero passed away on Sunday, 17 February. The Chamber in the case are officially seized of the matter. Gvero was one of six defence appellants in the Popović et al. case...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 13 February 2013
13 February 2013
I would like to first address a question that was raised during last week’s press briefing regarding proceedings in the trial of Vojislav Šešelj. The question was why no Status Conferences had been held since the end of the presentation of evidence. I wish to clarify that the Tribunal's rule that Status Conferences are to be held at regular intervals...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 6 February 2013
6 February 2013
Last Friday, the ICTY Registrar issued a decision in which he found that Ratko Mladić is able to remunerate counsel in part and that he is to contribute 60,992 euros to the cost of his defence. The rest of the expenses will be borne by the Tribunal...
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Regional Legacy Conferences featured on the ICTY website
1 February 2013
Videos from the 2012 ICTY Regional Legacy Conferences have been uploaded to the Tribunal’s website in both Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English languages. The videos feature speeches and panel discussions from the conferences in Sarajevo on 6 November...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 30 January 2013
30 January 2013
| Yesterday, the Appeals Chamber denied Radovan Karadžić’s appeal of the Trial Chamber’s decision to allocate 300 hours for his defence case. The Appeals Chamber found that Karadžić had not demonstrated that 300 hours was an objectively inadequate amount of time for... |
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 23 January 2013
23 January 2013
| The closing arguments in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović will be held from next Tuesday, 29 January to Thursday, 31 January from 14:15 to 19:00 in Courtroom III. Stanišić and Simatović are two high level officials from the Serbian Secret Service... |
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 16 January 2013
16 January 2013
| The Appeals Chamber today published a public version of its 30 November 2012 decision denying the Defence’s request to terminate appellate proceedings in relation to Milan Gvero, having found that he had “sufficiently recovered from his stroke to enable him... |
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 9 January 2013
9 January 2013
| Welcome back to the Tribunal after the winter recess. I would like to take this opportunity to wish a Happy New Year to you all. Activities in the courtrooms resumed on Monday, with the continuation of the presentation of the Prosecution evidence in the case of Goran Hadžić... |
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