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Growing calls for scrapping of emergency laws which have left six IDPs in prison for nearly a year without charge. (Photo: USAID)

Darfur IDP Detentions Draw Reform Calls

Year-long detention without charge of six displaced Darfuris leads to demands for scrapping of region’s emergency laws.

Judges Halt Lubanga Proceedings

Court hears prosecution declined to obey order issued by judges.

Women Push for Gender Justice

Although amongst the most vulnerable in conflict situations, women often find it hard to gain access to justice.

Intermediary Denies Coaching Witnesses

ICC prosecutors' intermediary rebuts claims that he sought to concoct evidence against Lubanga.

Shadow Cast Over DRC Independence Anniversary

Many ordinary Congolese feel ambivalent about celebrating 50 years of statehood, given the dire state of their country.

Arbitrary Detention of Darfur IDPs Continues

Detainees go on hunger strike after ten months’ imprisonment without charge.

Lubumbashi Children Drift Back to the Street

Despite local authorities' best efforts to keep children off the streets, many yearn to return.

International Justice/ICC: Apr/May '10

IWPR journalists attend ICC's landmark review conference in Kampala.

Lubanga Defence Focuses on Intermediary Payments

Witness says most were made to cover transportation, subsistance and communications costs.

Global Voices: Africa

Voices for Change, Africa project

Sudanese Refugees Pay Price for an Ethiopian Conflict

The Winners and Losers of Ghana’s Gold Rush – Impact on Farmers

LGBTI Ghanaians Left With Nowhere To Turn

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

International Migrants Day

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.