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first: 1996-01-24
most recent: 2015-12-09
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“We note that with the launch of the joint international ad hoc Prosecutors' "Compendium of Lessons Learned and Suggested Practices" on the investigations and prosecution of international crimes in November 2012 at the Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors, there has been renewed interest in the legacy of the Tribunals by academics, human rights practitioners, lawyers and national prosecuting as well as judicial authorities. The Office of the Prosecutor has also concluded the preparation of a best practices manual on the tracking and arrest of fugitives. The document will be available to national and international Prosecutors in due course. Work on the best practices manual on the investigation and prosecution of sexual violence is scheduled for completion this year.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“The remaining records will be handed over to the Mechanism when they are no longer required as working records by the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR. In addition to the archiving of records, work continues on a number of other important legacy projects on which the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR has been working and which we plan to conclude before the expiration of the Tribunal's mandate.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“The preservation of files, which involves the cleaning, rehousing in acid-free boxes and scanning of Office of the Prosecutor documents, has been completed in 56 cases, representing 414 linear metres of records. Similar work is in progress for 22 cases involving 250 linear metres of documents and is due to commence for the other Office of the Prosecutor documents. The entire Office ofthe Prosecutor audio collection of2,681 cassettes has now been completely digitized, and the digitization of the Office of the Prosecutor videotapes is soon to commence. ICTR records that are ready for archiving continue to be prepared for a handover to the mechanism as its archives unit builds up its capacity to receive the records.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“That decision in effect concludes the ICTR's work on the programme for the referral of cases to national jurisdictions. My Office has now secured the referral of a total of eight cases to Rwanda and two cases to France for trial. As a result of those referrals and the completion of all trials in the first instance, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR has no further trial or fugitive-related workload. The tracking and arrest of the three top-level fugitives, namely, Kabuga, Mpiranya and Bizimana, and the monitoring of referred cases are now being managed by the Mechanism. The preparation of the reports of Office of the Prosecutor for archiving by the Mechanism has progressed well during the past few months.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“cases, which were heard in the May 2013 session of the Appeals Chamber conducted in Arusha, Tanzania. Those cases are now pending final judgement by the Appeals Chamber. Briefing and oral argument are ongoing in 13 other appeals in four remaining cases before the ICTR Appeals Chamber. With the exception of the Butare case, which comprises seven defence and prosecution appeals, judgements in all of those pending cases are scheduled to be delivered before the end of December 2014. Therefore, absent any changes in the judicial calendar, all but one of the ICTR's remaining appeals will be completed within the time frame of the ICTR completion strategy as set out by the Council. Last month, the Appeals Chamber also affirmed the referral of Bernard Munyagishari, a detainee, to Rwanda for trial.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“That focus will, with the exception of referrals of cases to national jurisdictions, continue for the months ahead. The past six months have also seen the Offices ofthe Prosecutor of the ICTR and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) spending significant time attending to the arrangements for the commencement of The Hague branch of the Mechanism, which is due to be launched on 1 July 2013. The appellate workload of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR continues to be heavy, following the conclusion of the trial phase of ICTR cases in December 2012. Since the beginning of this year, the Office of the Prosecutor has argued and finalized the hearing of 10 prosecution and defence appeals in connection with the Ndahimana and Ndindiliyimana et al.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“Mr. Jallow: Mr. President, I am greatly honoured to brief you once more on the progress of the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and to present to you the second report on the work of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (S/2013/309, annex II). For the past six months, our focus at the ICTR has been on the prosecution and completion of appeals; the referral of cases to national jurisdictions; the preparation of Office of the Prosecutor records for archiving and handover to the International Residual Mechanism; the completion of legacy, residual and closure issues; and the provision of support to the Office of the Prosecutor of the Arusha branch of the Mechanism.”
2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source
“The search for them will therefore continue until they are found and brought to justice, either before an international mechanism or an appropriate national jurisdiction to account for their deeds.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The Security Council should therefore continue to call on all Member States to discharge that legal responsibility of cooperation with the Tribunals. For our part, we shall continue to make tracking the top priority of the Mechanism. Some two weeks ago, the Mechanism and the ICTR took time to review the current strategies and to explore new methods that may help the Mechanism to fulfil its mandate, including in the challenging area oftracking. As a result, we shall be looking at new ways of doing things and hope that they will be truly productive. For the fugitives themselves, the clear message is that tracking will not cease. There is no time limit for the prosecution of the offences with which they are charged.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The investigations of the activities of the fugitive in Zimbabwe by Residual Mechanism investigators and Zimbabwe law enforcement officials is now ongoing. I have received assurances from Zimbabwean officials of the commitment of their Government to collaborate with the Mechanism in the search for the fugitive. The cooperation of all States Members of the United Nations is absolutely essential for the tracking and arrests not only of those three fugitives but also of the eight others whose cases have been referred to Rwanda for trial. At the level of the ICTR and the Mechanism, we can track but have no powers of arrest. That is a responsibility reserved for Member States; hence, their legal duty to cooperate with the Tribunals in that respect.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The readiness of the Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism for the trials has been greatly enhanced by the rule 71 bis evidence hearings already undertaken and the general updating of the files carried out by the ICTR. Those files have now been handed over to the Mechanism Prosecutor. The trials, however, cannot proceed in absentia and the arrest ofthe suspects continues to pose a major challenge for international justice. Tracking has been intensified in the past six months and will continue to be our priority. Our work in Kenya and Zimbabwe and with other countries and organizations in the region has been ongoing and expanded to other countries and institutions outside Africa. I had useful discussions in September with Government officials in Harare, Zimbabwe, on the case of the fugitive Protais Mpiranya.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“In accordance with the ICTR rules, I have already appointed monitors to observe the proceedings in the two cases that have been referred to France and in the Jean Uwinkindi case, which has been referred to Rwanda for trial. The investigations of the cases in France are progressing. The trial of Uwinkindi, after the conclusion of the preliminary proceedings, is scheduled to commence in the Rwandan High Court on 14 January 2013. I will also appoint a monitor in the Bernard Munyagishari case if and when the Appeals Chamber confirms the referral, as well as in respect of the cases of the fugitives referred to Rwanda as and when they are arrested and transferred to that jurisdiction for trial. However, the biggest challenge that the Mechanism faces is the tracking, arrest and trial of the three fugitives reserved to its jurisdiction.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Since 1 July, the Office ofthe Prosecutor ofthe Mechanism has dealt with 23 requests for assistance from 11 countries, in addition to hosting three national delegations in support of the ongoing national investigations or prosecutions. As more national jurisdictions take on their share of the responsibility for investigating and prosecuting persons suspected of having committed atrocities in Rwanda, that aspect of the workload of the Mechanism will continue and will probably increase. The service provided by the Office of the Prosecutor is crucial to empowering national systems and plays an effective role in combating impunity for mass crimes. It should continue to be supported.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“In consultation with my colleague at the ICTY, we have also commenced preparations for the recruitment of staff for the Hague branch ofthe Office ofthe Prosecutor in order to ensure that it, too, can start work effectively on 1 July 2013, as directed by the Council. Since 1 July, the Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism branch has focused on tracking the top three fugitives - Felicien Kabuga, Protais Mpiranya and Augustin Bizimana - the servicing of foreign requests for assistance, the monitoring of cases referred to national jurisdictions for trial, and trial preparations for the possible arrest of the top three fugitives.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“We expect the recruitment of core staff to be completed in the next few months, and we plan to commence the establishment of the roster of ad hoc staff soon after the new year in order to be able to proceed with trials without further delay in the event of any new arrests. In order also to facilitate the work of the Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism, I have also designated several members of staff of the Office of the ICTR to double-hat by attending to the Residual Mechanism workload in addition to their normal ICTR duties. I would like to record our appreciation of the Registrars and staff of the ICTR, the ICTY and the Residual Mechanism for their assistance, which has facilitated the commencement and continuity of operations of the Mechanism, in general, and of the Office of the Prosecutor, in particular.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“To all of our separating staff, we wish to record our appreciation for their commitment and diligence, which has enabled the ICTR to make significant progress in the discharge of its mandate and in bringing justice to the victims of the tragedy of 1994. I now turn to the operations of the Office of the Prosecutor of the Arusha branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The branch came into being on 1 July and has been in operation since then. The recruitment of core staff of the Office of the Prosecutor is ongoing, with 8 of the 14 core staff already in place. The staff component currently includes legal officers and investigators charged with tracking and related assignments.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The reduction in the workload of our Office will result in the considerable downsizing of the Office this year and early next year. The Prosecution Division in Arusha and the Investigation Section in Kigali will both close down by 31 December 2012 and their staff will be separated from the Tribunal. That will be accompanied by staff reductions in the Information and Evidence Support Section, the immediate Office of the Prosecutor and in the Appeals and Legal Advisory Division of the Office of the Prosecutor. Those staff reductions are in addition to staff separations effected earlier, at the end of June 2012. Beyond the Office, there will also be significant reduction in staff resources Tribunal-wide.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Crimes of sexual violence were so extensive in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994, and unfortunately they continue to feature significantly in many of the conflicts around the globe, making it one of the biggest human rights challenges facing the global community. We hope that our experience, captured in those manuals and in the very useful discussions at the workshop, will assist national and other international jurisdictions to ensure accountability for such crimes. We are currently also working on a final report of the activities of the Office in time for the conclusion of our mandate. We expect it will indicate what has been undertaken and achieved, the challenges faced by the ICTR in the execution of its mandate and the lessons learned for the future of the struggle against impunity.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Similarly, we have also prepared two lessons learned manuals on the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence, and on the management of victims and witnesses of sexual violence crimes in situations of armed conflict. Those two manuals, which are now being finalized, were subjected some two weeks ago to peer review at an international workshop organized by my Office in Kigali in collaboration with UN-Women, the Open Society Justice Initiative, the East African Community and the Government of Rwanda - to all of whom we are very grateful. The manuals are based on the ICTR experience in this particular field.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The latter project is intended to highlight the difficulties and challenges encountered in finding able and willing national jurisdictions for referral and the measures, inter alia, of law reform and capacity- building that have had to be undertaken in some national jurisdictions in collaboration with the ICTR to enable the States concerned to be legally eligible for receipt of those cases. We hope the project will provide useful lessons on the partnership between national and international jurisdictions and on the implementation of the principle of complementarity, whose effective application is so critical to the future of international criminal justice.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Further work on legacy projects of this nature will continue both jointly among the Prosecutors of the various Tribunals and by individual Tribunals. The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR has already made substantial progress in executing a number of projects from a best practices and lessons learned perspective, including the tracking and arrest of fugitives and the recording of the course of the 1994 Rwandan genocide on the basis of facts established by the ICTR judicial process, as well as the challenges in the referral of cases to national jurisdictions for trial.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“I am pleased to report that with the financial support of the Government of Canada, the Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the ICTR, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, on the basis of their experience of the Tribunals, were able to finalize a joint compendium of lessons learned on the investigation and prosecution of international crimes and to launch the compendium on 1 November, at the annual conference of the International Association of Prosecutors. The compendium is available to national and international prosecutors and will, one hopes, provide some guidance on some of the many difficult aspects of the investigation and prosecution of mass crimes.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“In 2006, at their first colloquium held in Arusha, the Prosecutors of the International Tribunals, having regard to the fact that the legacy of the Tribunals lies not only in their jurisprudence, which is readily available, but also in the practices that the various Offices of the Prosecutor had developed in their operations, decided to implement a best practices project that would document the lessons learned from both successes and challenges in the investigation and prosecution of mass crimes.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The remaining ICTR records will be handed over to the Mechanism as and when they are cleaned up, properly classified and packaged for secure storage, and when they are no longer required as working records by the ICTR. These records and archives constitute an important legacy of the ICTR and the other Tribunals for future generations of researchers, historians, lawyers and judges, as well as for the communities that were directly affected by the situations under our mandate. So also are a number of other important legacy projects on which the ICTR has been working and which we plan to conclude before the expiry of the Tribunal's mandate.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The preparation of the records of the Office of the Prosecutor for archiving by the Residual Mechanism has progressed during the past few months and has received a welcome boost with the promulgation of the of the Secretary-General's bulletin on archiving standards and retention schedules for the records of the Tribunals (ST/SGB/2012/3). The bulletin clears the way for the security classifications of the various records held by the Office of the Prosecutor and the other organs of the Tribunal. In July this year, following the commencement of operations of the Arusha branch, I was able to hand over to the Registrar of the Mechanism the Office of the Prosecutor's records of some 27 cases for retention by the archives of the Mechanism.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Our focus at the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR for the past six months has been, and for the ensuing months will continue to be, on the prosecution and completion of appeals, the preparation of the Office's records for archiving and handover to the Residual Mechanism, and the completion of legacy, residual and closure issues, as well as providing support to the Office of the Prosecutor of the Arusha branch of the Mechanism. The conclusion of trials has substantially increased the appellate workload of the Office of the Prosecutor, and currently we are litigating 31 appeals arising from nine cases. We nonetheless anticipate the timely conclusion of this appellate workload by 2014, within the time frame for the completion strategy of the ICTR set by the Security Council.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Similarly, all trial-related activities, including the updating of the files of the fugitives, evidence preservation proceedings in respect of the three top-level fugitives, and litigation in respect of the referrals of cases to national jurisdictions, have also been concluded except in the case of The Prosecutor v. Benard Munyagishari, in which there is a pending appeal against the decision of the ICTR Referral Chamber to refer his case to Rwanda for trial.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“Mr. Jallow: I am greatly honoured to brief the Council once again on the progress of the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and to present to you the first report on the work of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The trial phase of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR has now concluded save for the receipt of judgement in the case of Augustin Ngirabatware, which is now scheduled to be delivered on 20 December 2012. With that will come the conclusion of the trial phase of the ICTR.”
2012-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6880 (2012) · source
“The steady increase in the number and origin of foreign requests to my Office in support of national investigations and prosecutions is a strong indication of the growing partnership between national systems and international courts in combating impunity through legal accountability. In 2010, my Office received and attended to 143 such requests from 12 countries. In the period from January to November, we processed 106 such requests from 26 Member States. The continued growth in the number of such requests, as well as the number of Member States utilizing the service, are expected to take up significant time and resources of the Residual Mechanism. In that respect, we are committed to ensuring that the Mechanism will be able to effectively continue providing that important service to Member States.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Reliable information received by the ICTR indicates Mpiranya's presence in Zimbabwe. The Security Council should request that both Kenya and Zimbabwe fully discharge their legal obligations in that respect and cooperate with the ICTR. In order to further effectively prepare for the transition to the Residual Mechanism and to reduce its workload, my Office is currently updating the case files in respect of six fugitives to ensure their readiness for trial before the Residual Mechanism or for transfer to a national jurisdiction, as the case may be. That exercise is expected to conclude by the end of the first quarter of 2012.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“I am hopeful that with greater cooperation, in particular from member States of the Great Lakes Conference, the many fugitives located in the territories of the Conference will be arrested and brought to account, thereby serving the interests of both global justice and regional peace and stability. The joint ICTR-Kenya Police Task Force has been reactivated and operating since November 2010 to secure the arrest and transfer of F elicien Kabuga to the ICTR for trial. Kenya must cooperate fully with the ICTR to bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion. I wish to record our appreciation of the involvement of other Member States that have contributed to the work of the Task Force. Difficulties continue with regard to the apprehension of Protais Mpiranya, another top-level fugitive earmarked for trial by the Residual Mechanism.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“The tracking and arrest of the remaining nine fugitives remains one of the priorities of the Office of the Prosecutor. We plan to intensify activities in that regard, in an effort to reduce the workload for the Residual Mechanism by transferring a smaller number of fugitives to it when its Arusha branch commences its work, on 1 July 2012. I have therefore continued diplomatic engagement with relevant States, with a View to securing their cooperation in the tracking and arrest of the remaining fugitives. Those initiatives complement the continuous efforts of the Tracking Unit in my Office.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Following the delivery of judgements in two multi-accused trials and one single-accused trial, involving 15 accused, and with further judgements anticipated in Karemera and another case, and in three single-accused trials, involving five more accused - for a total of 20 - my Office expects a significant increase in the workload of our Appeals and Legal Advisory Division during 2012 and part of 2013. The Division is already fully occupied prosecuting and responding to numerous appeals in a number of other cases, involving 18 accused persons and 24 separate appeals. The tracking and arrest of the remaining nine fugitives remains a major challenge for a timely and proper completion by the ICTR, and therefore remains one of the priorities of the Office of the Prosecutor.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“In addition, I shall file additional applications for the referral of four of the remaining fugitives, leaving only the cases of the three top fugitives. Litigation over the referral of cases will therefore be a significant aspect of our workload in the months ahead. A confirmation by the Appeals Chamber of the referral may therefore result no new trials being commenced at the ICTR. My office will also be focusing on the prosecution and management of appeals, the tracking of fugitives, the servicing of foreign requests for assistance and preparing for a smooth and effective transition to the Residual Mechanism.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“The Chamber did so on the conviction that having regard to the legal framework in that jurisdiction, the capacity-building efforts to improve the legal system of Rwanda and the arrangements made for the monitoring of the trial in Rwanda, the accused would have a fair trial in Rwanda. That is the first case of an indictee being referred by the ICTR for trial in Rwanda, or indeed in any African jurisdiction. The case is now pending in the Appeals Chamber of the ICTR. The decision of the Appeals Chamber will either way impact on the ICTR Completion Strategy. If the referral is confirmed, I expect that it will pave the way for the transfer of the only other remaining detainee for trial. We shall also proceed with the hearing and determination of requests already filed for referral in respect of two other cases.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“While proceedings for the preservation of evidence in terms of Rule 71 bis against the three top fugitives - Kabuga, Mpiranya and Bizimana - are still ongoing, I am pleased to report that much progress has been achieved, as the prosecution phase of such proceedings has been concluded in all three cases. Currently, there are only two detainees at the ICTR, namely, Uwinkindi and Munyagishari, whose cases are pending trial. In a landmark decision delivered in June, the ICTR Referral Chamber granted the request of the Prosecutor for the Uwinkindi case to be referred to Rwanda for trial under Rule 11 bis of the ICTR rules.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Some 17 years following its establishment - after 93 indictees, 83 arrests, the conclusion of the trials of 70 accused persons, with 60 convictions and 10 acquittals, the discontinuation of the trial of five accused persons and the referral of two accused to France for trial, and with nine fugitives at large - the ICTR is today on the verge of concluding an important phase of its mandate, that is, the completion of all trials at first instance. In the past six months, we have concluded trial proceedings in respect of four accused persons. The only ongoing trial is Augustin Ngirabatware. As of now, trial judgements have been rendered in all the multi-accused cases except Karemera et al., which is scheduled for December.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“Mr. Jallow: First of all, I would like to place on record my deep appreciation for the decision of the Security Council to renew my mandate as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for a further term. I am indeed greatly indebted to the Council and to His Excellency the Secretary-General for their continued support to me and to the ICTR in the discharge of our responsibilities. I look forward, with their support, to a timely and proper completion of the ICTR mandate during this term.”
2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source
“The cases, after some preliminary work, have been carried out by the French authorities following the referral and are both now before an investigating judge. The monitoring arrangements will continue to provide us with the information as to their status. Allow me, if I may, to add, as the representative of France indicated, that I was on mission in France two months ago. One of the issues we discussed was related to those two trials. I have received assurances from various French authorities of their continued commitment to managing those cases and ensuring that they are dealt with expeditiously within the legal system. So we do have effective arrangements in place for monitoring and reporting on the status of the trials.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Mr. Jallow: I thank the members of the Council for their supportive comments and suggestions. I have some brief remarks to make in relation to an issue raised by the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda, which relates to the two cases that have been referred to France by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Those are the only cases that the ICTR has so far succeeded in referring to a national jurisdiction. I simply wish to assure him that there are very effective arrangements in place for monitoring the progress of those two cases in France. My Office has retained the services of two private law firms in France, whose responsibility it is to undertake that task on our behalf. They send regular reports to my Office, which we in turn transmit to the Trial or the Referral Chamber for their attention.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Despite the current challenges and those expected in the process of winding down, we remain committed to an efficient, effective and timely closure of the Tribunal and are confident that that can be achieved, as well as a smooth and timely transfer of residual functions to the International Residual Mechanism. I would like to thank the members of the Security Council, States Members of the United Nations, and the Secretariat for all their support, which has proved valuable to the execution of our mandate. I look forward to the continuation of such support in the critical transition to the Residual Mechanism.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Pursuant to the decision of the Security Council in resolution 1966 (2010), the ICTR branch of the Residual Mechanism will become operational on 1 July 2012. Accordingly, we have focused on and will continue to attend to ensuring a smooth transition to and the effective commencement of our branch of the Mechanism. A consultative process between the Prosecutors of the ICTR and the ICTY has been established for this purpose and an understanding arrived at between the two Prosecutors regarding the structure and the staffing and resource requirements of the common Office of the Prosecutor in line with the wish of the Council for the Mechanism to be a lean and effective institution.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“We welcome the reactivation in November 2010 of the joint ICTR/Kenya police task force, which has been working on the Kabuga case file. I look forward to the assistance of the Government of Kenya in the tracking and arrest of this top-level fugitive and in finally closing this file. We continue to experience difficulties in the tracking of top-level fugitive Protais Mpiranya, former Commander of the Presidential Guard. I would urge greater cooperation and assistance on that file from the Government of Zimbabwe. Staff attrition due to early departures and administrative regulations continues to pose a difficult challenge. We are in discussions with the relevant United Nations departments on this matter and hope for a quick and satisfactory solution.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“I am further pleased to report to the Council that one of those fugitives, Bernard Munyagishari, a leading member of the Interahamwe indicted for genocide and related crimes, was arrested by security officers of the Democratic Republic of Congo on 25 May, in cooperation with ICTR officers. We look forward to his early transfer to the ICTR by the authorities of the Democratic Republic. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank the Government for the cooperation that has made this arrest possible. This latest arrest reduces to nine the number of fugitives that are now outstanding with respect to the ICTR. I am confident that the continued cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will facilitate the timely arrest of these fugitives, the majority of whom are in that country.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Alongside the attempts at referral, we will continue to give priority to the tracking and arrest of the fugitives. I am happy to report in that respect that, pursuant to the mandate of the Council of Ministers of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo, I have recently had very fruitful discussions with its Executive Secretary Ambassador Mulamula on cooperation in the tracking and arrest of ICTR fugitives, most of whom are located in the territory of States members of that organization. Concerted efforts by States members of the International Conference, in collaboration with the ICTR, promise to bring to account those fugitives who have not only evaded justice for so long but have also been a source of insecurity and instability in the Great Lakes region.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“In a further attempt to implement the referral strategy of the ICTR and while continuing our focus on Rwanda, I visited a number of European States in April this year and held discussions with senior officials to encourage their Governments to consider accepting cases for trial from the ICTR. I wish to record my appreciation for their warm reception, and look forward to their positive consideration of our requests. The strategy of referral of cases remains crucial for a timely completion of the ICTR mandate, the reduction of the scope and workload of the Residual Mechanism, and the avoidance of impunity gaps by encouraging extradition by other countries to Rwanda. I am also hopeful that the only cases referred so far by the Tribunal, which went to France, will receive greater attention in the course of this year in the French courts.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“In the months ahead, we plan to file additional requests for the referral of the cases of the remaining four fugitives and one new arrestee to national jurisdictions for trial, to intensify efforts in tracking, to prepare for the commencement of the remaining evidence preservation proceedings, to conclude trial preparations in respect of current detainees, and to have case files ready for transfer to the Residual Mechanism for consideration for referral or trial, as the case may be. We will devote time and resources to updating the case files in respect of the six other fugitives to ensure their readiness for trial or transfer and their handover to the Mechanism. That would considerably reduce the workload of the Mechanism when it comes into operation in the middle of next year.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“In addition to prosecuting the three Rule 11 bis cases - that is, the referral cases - the Appeals Division, since my last report (S/2010/574), has been actively prosecuting 12 cases involving a total of 18 separate appeals. The Division has also been preparing the groundwork for new appeals expected to be filed in connection with three multiple accused cases, for which judgements are likely to be delivered in the course of the year. Those three cases alone may generate up to 28 new prosecution and defence appeals to be argued during the remainder of 2011 and in 2012.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Subject to the decision of the Trial Chambers on our referral application of the detainee Jean Uwinkindi and the disposal of the case of Bernard Munyagishari, the new arrestee, and any arrests effected prior to 30 June 2011, the trial workload of my Office in respect of current detainees should thus conclude by the end of 2011. The evidence preservation proceedings have also been commenced in the case of Felicien Kabuga. Those in respect of Protais Mpiranya and Augustin Bizimana will commence shortly, with all proceedings in respect of those three cases scheduled also to conclude by early next year. The appeals workload has entered an intensive phase as new judgements are delivered.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Mr. Jallow: During the period covered by the report on the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (see S/2011/317), my Office has continued to focus its efforts on the completion of ongoing trials, the referral of cases to Rwanda, evidence preservation proceedings, the conduct of appeals, the intensification of our tracking efforts, and the provision of assistance to national authorities in respect of cases being investigated or prosecuted by them. During that period, we have received judgements in respect of five accused persons and completed the evidence phase in respect of four other accused persons, while trial proceedings are at an advanced stage in the two remaining cases.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source