IIIM – International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism

THE IIIM

On 21 December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/71/248, establishing the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to assist in the investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for the most serious crimes under International Law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011. It is more commonly referred to as “the Mechanism”, or “the IIIM”.

UPDATES

IIIM Detention Report now available in Arabic

Advancing Accountability for Chemical Weapons Crimes

IIIM Receives 500th Request for Assistance – read the full statement

IIIM’s Unofficial translation of key parts of the judgment in the case of Anwar R.