The Registry

The Registry

The Registry is responsible for the overall administration and management of the Tribunal. The Registry is headed by the Registrar. He provides judicial and legal support services for the work of the Trial Chambers and the Prosecution. The Registry also performs other legal functions assigned to it by the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and is the Tribunal’s channel of communication. The Registry comprises two principal Divisions: the Judicial and Legal Services Division and the Division of Administration. The Registry is headed by the Registrar, who is the Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations. The present Registrar, Mr. Adama Dieng (Senegal) was appointed on 1 March 2001 by the Secretary General after consultation with the President of the ICTR. The Registrar's deputy is Mr. Everard O'Donnell (UK).