The International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism assists in investigating and prosecuting serious crimes in Syria.

Dec 21, 2016 · Implementation of the resolution establishing the IIIM. The report outlines the terms of reference of the IIIM including its mandate, methodology, legal framework and protection of victims and witnesses.

Dec 23, 2024 · Coming after the agreement of Syria’s caretaker authorities, it is the first time the IIIM is authorized to enter Syria and can discuss justice and accountability with Syrian officials. A significant milestone, coinciding with the exact date of the Mechanism’s creation eight years ago in …

In the context of the IIIM’s work, the most serious crimes refer to core international crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

“The Mechanism has an explicit nexus to criminal investigations, prosecutions, proceedings and trials… Specifically, the Mechanism is required to prepare files to assist in the investigation and prosecution of the persons responsible and to establish the connection between crime-based evidence and the persons responsible, directly or indirectly, for such alleged crimes… In …

The IIIM supported the investigation by providing information and producing an analytical product on ISIL’s violent punishments and public displays of the corpses of victims during Raqqa’s occupation.

Catherine Marchi-Uhel, the Head of the IIIM speaks about the unique nature of the IIIM’s mandate and the main features of the vision the IIIM developed to bridge the gap between human rights fact-finding and criminal justice processes.

Feb 12, 2021 · The IIIM’s tenth report (A/78/772) has been submitted to the UN General Assembly and is now available here. The report highlights the IIIM’s efforts in addressing the unprecedented level of demand for assistance from competent jurisdictions, its concrete contributions to recent justice developments and its commitment to advancing broader ...

Jan 12, 2024 · The post outlines the IIIM’s attention to victim/survivor rights, and the development of internal processes and frameworks that protect those rights at every stage of its work with data.

Oct 4, 2022 · Monday, October 3, Geneva – France’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador M. Jérôme Bonnafont, met with the head of the IIIM, Catherine Marchi-Uhel for the submission of the instrument of approval of the convention between France and the IIIM.