International Justice - ICC

Reporting from DR Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda

IWPR is at the forefront of media interventions in situations of human suffering and mass abuses around the world. It gives a voice to the vulnerable and delivers crucial analysis on conflict and impunity to both a local and global audience. As the leading news agency reporting on international justice and human rights, IWPR makes an important contribution to the value and effectiveness of local judicial mechanisms as well as international legal institutions such as the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Latest Reports

Displaced people at a camp in Nyala. (Photo: United Nations)
8 Feb 12
Gruelling, poorly-paid construction work seen as only way of earning an income.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo in the ICC courtroom. (Photo: ICC-CPI / Michael Kooren)
6 Feb 12
Accused was in daily contact with combatants deployed to Central African Republic, witness says.
Election day in Masisi, where people were allegedly intimidated into voting for President Kabila by CNDP supporters in the military. (Photo: Melanie Gouby)
27 Jan 12
Former armed groups drafted into national force continue to follow their own agendas, denting hopes of long-term stability.
Post-election violence in Kenya, December 2007. (Photo: The Star newspaper, Nairobi)
23 Jan 12
Members of both political factions accused of responsibility for 2007-08 violence to stand trial.
22 Jan 12
Legal experts are divided on whether confirmed charges at international court would end officials’ presidential aspirations.
15 Jan 12
Implementation of recent law on abuse is hindered by poor understanding among local officials and a lack of police capacity.
Kenyan activists say investigators acting for ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo faced intimidation and obstruction in their efforts to secure evidence. (Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
12 Jan 12
Intimidation of investigators as well as witnesses blamed for shortage of evidence in some areas.
4 Jan 12
Women use song to incite men into conflict with neighbouring tribes.