Security Council Resolution 2529 (2020) [on Appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with Effect From 1 July 2020 Until 30 June 2022]

S/RES/2529 (2020)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 98 International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, published in 2020.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2018–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2740 (2024)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	S/RES/2740 (2024)	Security Council resolution 2740 (2024) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026]	—	—
2022	S/RES/2637 (2022)	Security Council resolution 2637 (2022) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024]	—	—
2020	S/RES/2529 (2020)	Security Council resolution 2529 (2020) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022]	—	—
2018	S/RES/2422 (2018)	Security Council resolution 2422 (2018) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2020]	—	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2025

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2025	S/2025/785	Administrative and budgetary aspects of the options for possible locations for the archives of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals report of the Secretary-General		S/RES/2740 (2024)
2025	S/2025/786	Transfer of the functions under articles 25 (2), 26 and 28 (3) of the Statute of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals report of the Secretary-General		S/RES/2740 (2024)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Appointment of Officials Former Yugoslavia Situation International Criminal Courts Prosecutors Rwanda Situation

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Decides to appoint Mr. Serge Brammertz as Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022;

Urges States to cooperate fully with the Mechanism;

Continues to urge all States, especially States where fugitives are suspected of being at large, to intensify their cooperation with and render all necessary assistance to the Mechanism, in particular to achieve the arrest and surrender of all remaining fugitives indicted by the ICTR as soon as possible;

Notes with concern that the Mechanism faces problems in the relocation of acquitted persons and convicted persons who have completed serving their sentence, emphasises the importance of finding expeditious and durable solutions to these problems, including as part of a reconciliation process, encourages all efforts to that end, and, in this regard, reiterates its call upon all States to cooperate with and render all necessary assistance to the Mechanism;

Welcomes the arrest in France on 16 May 2020 of Félicien Kabuga, indicted for genocide and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Rwanda in 1994, commends the cooperation between the Mechanism, in particular the Office of the Prosecutor, and law enforcement and judicial authorities in France, as well as Rwanda, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United States, Switzerland and others, together with EUROPOL and INTERPOL, which contributed to locating and to the arrest of the fugitive, and recognises this is an important step of cooperation with the Mechanism, in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 2422 (2018), to bring to justice persons indicted by the ICTR;

Emphasises that, in view of the substantially reduced nature of the residual functions, the Mechanism was established to be a small, temporary and efficient structure, whose functions and size will diminish over time, with a small number of staff commensurate with its reduced functions, and, recognising in this regard the full commitment to these elements expressed by the Mechanism, requests the Mechanism to continue to be guided in its activities by these elements;

Welcomes the report (S/2020/309) submitted by the Mechanism to the Council pursuant to its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/4) for the purposes of the review of the progress of the work of the Mechanism, including in completing its functions, as required by paragraph 17 of resolution 1966 (2010), and the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on the evaluation of the methods and work of the Mechanism (S/2020/236), taking note of the OIOS’s conclusions on the Mechanism’s implementation of the OIOS recommendations and paragraph 8 of resolution 2422 (2018);

Takes note of the work of the Mechanism to date, in particular development of a legal and regulatory framework, procedures, and working practices consistent with the Statute of the Mechanism and drawing on lessons learned from and best practices of the ICTY and ICTR and of other tribunals, including use of rosters to ensure judges and staff are utilized only when required, enabling judges and staff to work remotely to the maximum extent possible, and minimizing the need for full bench participation in pre-trial and pre-appeal hearing work, in order to produce substantial reductions in the costs of judicial activities compared to those of the ICTY and ICTR, and commends the Mechanism for its efforts to produce such reductions;

Notes further the views and recommendations made with regard to the Mechanism’s work by the Council’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, as reflected in this resolution, and requests the Mechanism to take into account those views and implement the recommendations, and to continue to take steps to further enhance efficiency and effective and transparent management, in particular: (i) full implementation of the outstanding recommendations of the OIOS; (ii) production of clear and focused projections of completion timelines at the earliest stage possible and disciplined adherence thereto; (iii) continued ensuring of geographic diversity and gender balance of staff, while ensuring continued professional expertise; (iv) continued implementation of a human resources policy consistent with its temporary mandate; (v) further reduction of costs, including through, but not limited to, flexible staff engagement; and (vi) coordination and information sharing across the three organs of the Mechanism on matters that affected them equally in order to ensure systematic thinking and planning about the future;

Reiterates its request to the Mechanism to include in its six-monthly reports to the Council information on progress achieved in implementing this resolution, as well as detailed information on the staffing of the Mechanism, respective workload and related costs with breakdown by division and detailed projections of the duration of residual functions based on available data;

Recalls the importance of ensuring the rights of persons detained on the authority of the Mechanism in accordance with applicable international standards, including those related to health care;

Recalls its encouragement to the Mechanism in resolution 2422 (2018) to consider an appropriate solution to the approach to early release of persons convicted by the ICTR, and notes that during the review period, conditions on early release in appropriate cases were put in place and the Mechanism refined procedures in this regard;

Notes the conclusion of the Council’s review of the progress of the work of the Mechanism, including in completing its functions, since the last review of the Mechanism in June 2018, pursuant to resolution 1966 (2010);

Recalls, with a view to strengthening independent oversight of the Mechanism, that, as set out in its Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2020/4), future reviews carried out pursuant to paragraph 17 of resolution 1966 (2010) shall include evaluation reports sought from the OIOS with respect to the methods and work of the Mechanism;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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