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UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
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FEATURE: Curtain falls on UN tribunal’s 24-year history of fighting impunity in former Yugoslavia

20 December 2017
Law and Crime Prevention

As the United Nations tribunal dealing with atrocities committed during the Balkans conflicts in the 1990s prepares to close its doors on 31 December, top officials say the court has proven skeptics wrong, citing its achievements and its immense contribution to international criminal justice.

President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Theodor Meron.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN’s Rwanda and ex-Yugoslav tribunals flag challenges as mandates near end

3 June 2015
The top officials of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia today outlined a number of challenges to their work, ranging from the health of the defendants to the “daunting” task of trying to relocate those acquitted or who have already served their sentences.
President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Theodor Meron.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN tribunals have lessons to offer on helping States deliver justice, Security Council told

5 December 2013
As the United Nations tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide prepare to conclude their work, there are lessons to be learned in terms of building the national capacity of States to deliver justice, officials from the courts told the Security Council today.
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Hassan Bubacar Jallow.
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz

At UN Rwanda genocide tribunal, former government minister sentenced to 35 years in jail

20 December 2012
A trial chamber of the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today sentenced a former government minister, Augustin Ngirabatware, to 35 years imprisonment for genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity.
Security Council in session.
UN Photo/Ryan Brown

Citing need for staff retention, Security Council extends judges on UN Yugoslav tribunal

17 December 2012
Given the importance of staff retention for the timely completion of the work of the United Nations tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, the Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the terms of a number of judges so they can finish the cases assigned to them.
UN Photo/Mark Garten
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Cooperation of States vital as UN war crimes tribunal press ahead with completing work

7 December 2011
The cooperation of States, whether in tracking and arresting fugitives or providing information, is vital to the ability of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to complete their mandates, top officials said today.
Judge Patrick Robinson

Staffing crisis hindering efforts to complete work of UN criminal tribunals

11 November 2011
The United Nations tribunals tasked with ending impunity for genocide and war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have made great progress in the last year towards completing their work, but need help in retaining experienced staff, the presidents of the courts told the General Assembly today.
Security Council.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Security Council reappoints prosecutors at UN war crimes tribunals

14 September 2011
The Security Council today reappointed the prosecutors working at the United Nations tribunals tasked with bringing to justice the perpetrators of the worst crimes committed during the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

State cooperation vital to completing work of UN war tribunals, Security Council told

6 December 2010
The cooperation of States is vital in bringing to justice those responsible for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and in facilitating the successful completion of the United Nations tribunals mandated with this task, the Security Council was told today.

Security Council moves to expedite work of UN war crimes tribunals

19 December 2008
The Security Council today called on the United Nations war crimes tribunals dealing with the 1994 Rwanda genocide and the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s to conduct their trials as quickly and efficiently as possible, and pledged to support their efforts to complete their work.