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December Top
31 December 2012Tribunal closes field offices in Croatia and Kosovo
21 December 2012Tribunal donates IT equipment and furniture to Croatian NGOs
17 December 2012ICRC completes annual inspection of Detention Unit
12 December 2012Zdravko Tolimir sentenced to life imprisonment for Srebrenica and Žepa crimes
5 December 2012Completion Strategy Report: Prosecutor Brammertz’s address before the Security Council
5 December 2012Completion Strategy Report: President Meron’s Address before the Security Council
5 December 2012Accreditation procedure to attend Tolimir Judgement now open
4 December 2012Life imprisonment for Milan Lukić confirmed, Sredoje Lukić’s sentence reduced
November Top
29 November 2012Haradinaj, Balaj, and Brahimaj Acquitted on Retrial
28 November 2012Appeals Chamber affirms Vojislav Šešelj’s Contempt Conviction
27 November 2012Accreditation procedure to attend Lukić and Lukić Appeals Judgement now open
22 November 2012Outreach documentary on sexual violence premieres in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
21 November 2012Haradinaj et al. Judgement to be rendered on 29 November 2012
16 November 2012Invitation to sexual violence documentary screening in Skopje and Tetovo in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
16 November 2012Appeals Chamber affirms Jelena Rašić’s contempt conviction
16 November 2012Appeals Chamber Acquits and Orders Release of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač
15 November 2012Trial Chamber Judgement in the case of Zdravko Tolimir to be rendered on 12 December 2012
14 November 2012Gotovina and Markač Appeals Judgement – Accreditation procedure now closed
14 November 2012ICTY Roundtable on the enforcement of sentences rendered by the Tribunal begins today
14 November 2012Tribunal’s Outreach programme works with teachers at Edukans World Citizenship Day
12 November 2012Appeals Judgement in the case of Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić to be rendered on 4 December 2012
8 November 2012Conference on ICTY Legacy in Croatia concludes in Zagreb
7 November 2012Media accreditation now open for Gotovina and Markač Appeal Judgement on 16 November 2012
6 November 2012First of a series of conferences on ICTY’s legacy concludes in Sarajevo
2 November 2012President and Registrar attended meeting with International Committee of the Red Cross
October Top
30 October 2012Tribunal launches Albanian translation of ICTY Manual on Developed Practices in Kosovo
30 October 2012Media accreditation for Zagreb Legacy Conference
29 October 2012Media accreditation for Sarajevo Legacy Conference
23 October 2012Launch of Albanian version of the Manual on Developed Practices to be held in Kosovo
23 October 2012ICTY to hold Regional Legacy Conferences in Sarajevo, Zagreb and Belgrade
19 October 2012Outreach Programme’s Youth Education Project concludes amid praise from participants
18 October 2012Videos of Radovan Karadžić's Start of Defence Case and Goran Hadžić's Start of Trial  - 16 October 2012
17 October 2012UN Member States praise Tribunal’s role in forging new culture of international accountability
15 October 2012President Meron’s address before the United Nations General Assembly
12 October 2012Hadžić’s start of trial and Karadžić’s start of defence – Accreditation procedure now closed
9 October 2012Media accreditation for Hadžić’s start of trial and Karadžić’s start of defence on 16 October 2012
8 October 2012Visit of Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY to Belgrade: Media Opportunity on 9 October 2012
3 October 2012Tribunal appoints new Spokesperson for Registry and Chambers
September Top
24 September 2012Hundreds of visitors at the Tribunal on The Hague International Day
17 September 2012ICTY to open its doors for The Hague International Day
August Top
17 August 2012Mile Mrkšić transferred to Portugal to serve sentence
July Top
5 July 2012Ratko Mladić Start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation list now available
4 July 2012Ratko Mladić Start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation procedure closed
3 July 2012Tribunal hosts a study visit from Youth Initiative for Human Rights Seminar
2 July 2012Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals website now online
2 July 2012Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) begins work in Arusha
2 July 2012Ratko Mladić start of presentation of evidence – Accreditation procedure now open
June Top
28 June 2012Rules of Procedure and Evidence adopted for the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals
28 June 2012United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals to be launched in Arusha, Tanzania
28 June 2012Tribunal dismisses Karadžić motion for acquittal on 10 of 11 counts of the indictment
28 June 2012Vojislav Šešelj sentenced to two years imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
22 June 2012Start of Prosecution’s evidence in the Mladić case scheduled for 9 July 2012
22 June 2012Vojislav Šešelj third Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Thursday, 28 June 2012
18 June 2012Start of Prosecution’s evidence in the Mladić trial suspended until further notice
13 June 2012ICTY President expresses concern over the detention of ICC staff in Libya and urges release
7 June 2012Completion Strategy Report: Prosecutor Brammertz’s Address before the Security Council
7 June 2012Completion Strategy Report: President Meron’s Address before the Security Council
5 June 2012Over 2000 students benefit from Outreach Programme’s High Schools Project
5 June 2012Karadžić case: Trial Chamber conducts site visit in and around Srebrenica
May Top
29 May 2012Vojislav Šešelj third Contempt of the Tribunal trial to be held on 12 June 2012
24 May 2012Start of hearing of Prosecution’s first witness in the Mladić trial scheduled for 25 June 2012
22 May 2012Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Kosovo
21 May 2012Two remaining Residual Mechanism judges sworn in
21 May 2012Visit of Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY, to Belgrade: Media Opportunity on 22 May 2012
17 May 2012Videos of Ratko Mladić Start of Trial - 16 and 17 May
15 May 2012President Meron denies Mladić defence motion for disqualification of Judge Orie
14 May 2012Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Serbia
14 May 2012Ratko Mladić Start of Trial – Accreditation procedure closed
9 May 2012Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Serbia
8 May 2012Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 May 2012Gotovina & Markač Appeals Hearing – Accreditation procedure
7 May 2012Ratko Mladić Start of Trial – Accreditation procedure now open
April Top
27 April 2012Additional Residual Mechanism Judges sworn in
25 April 2012Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Novi Sad
24 April 2012Swearing-in ceremony of Residual Mechanism Judges
24 April 2012Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Belgrade
17 April 2012Albanian version of the Manual on Developed Practices now available online
4 April 2012Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of public debate on wartime sexual violence and accountability
March Top
29 March 2012Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Croatia
22 March 2012Tribunal highlights achievements of Outreach Programme in 2011 Annual Report
21 March 2012Outreach Programme launches series of lectures in Croatian universities
20 March 2012Tribunal hosts a study visit of Serbian students
13 March 2012Outreach Programme launches series of university lectures across the former Yugoslavia
5 March 2012Outreach hosts group of war crime trial monitors and journalists from Croatia
5 March 2012Tribunal’s Outreach Programme launches series of high school presentations in Kosovo
2 March 2012Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in Zagreb
1 March 2012Tribunal hosts a study visit of NGO representatives from the former Yugoslavia
1 March 2012Judge Theodor Meron appointed as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
February Top
27 February 2012Closing arguments in the trial of Vojislav Šešelj to commence on 5 March 2012
27 February 2012Invitation to Tribunal’s celebration of International Women’s Day
24 February 2012Milan Tupajić sentenced to 2 months’ imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
17 February 2012Milan Tupajić Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Friday, 24 February 2012
15 February 2012Ratko Mladić trial scheduled to begin on 14 May 2012
7 February 2012Jelena Rašić sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
6 February 2012ICTY Staff Union launches unique training project
3 February 2012Jelena Rašić Contempt Case Judgement to be rendered on Tuesday, 7 February 2012
3 February 2012ICTY donates computers to a local elementary school in BiH
1 February 2012President Meron meets with Dr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 February 2012Prosecutor Serge Brammertz met with Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 February 2012Tribunal welcomes representatives of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Associations in the Netherlands
1 February 2012Outreach Programme documentary on sexual violence premieres in The Hague
1 February 2012Invitation to the launch of the Manual on International Criminal Defence
January Top
31 January 2012Trial Chamber accepts Plea Agreement in Trial of Jelena Rašić for Contempt of the Tribunal
30 January 2012Milan Tupajić trial to begin on 3 February 2012
25 January 2012ICTY Outreach Programme donates legal material to Montenegro
21 January 2012Statement of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on the arrest of Radovan Stanković
20 January 2012Jelena Rašić start of trial postponed indefinitely
19 January 2012John Hocking appointed as Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
19 January 2012Invitation to sexual violence documentary screening
10 January 2012ICTY donates books to Zagreb Law Faculty