Focus
ICC - International Criminal Court
Years active: 2005-2015
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).
ICC War Victims Fund Under Strain
Money channelled to help those affected by crimes said to be insufficient to meet demand.
Darfur Fears as Attention Shifts to South Sudan
Concerns that international focus on referendum may be exploited by Khartoum to put squeeze on Darfuris.
Prosecutors Object to Bemba Defence Appointee
But judges again reject allegations the former prosecutor had been privy to confidential information on Bemba trial.
ICC Under the Spotlight
IWPR’s international justice reporter Simon Jennings looks at the International Criminal Court’s achievements since it was founded eight years ago and considers what challenges lie ahead.
CAR Rape Victim Tells of Trauma
Bemba trial hears of alleged attack by Congolese troops.
Fi al Mizan Team Defy Censorship
More than a million people in Darfur and Chad tune in to weekly justice radio programme.
Bemba Trial Opens With Harrowing Testimony
Protected witness describes violent acts allegedly committed by military force commanded by the accused.
Bustling Arua Faces Uncertain Future
Town on border between Uganda and Sudan enjoying something of a boom, but there could be trouble ahead.