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).
Haunted by the Past
Tribal chiefs bury remains of war victims to quell ghostly fears.
Continued Pursuit of LRA Questioned
Calls grow for halt to military campaign against Ugandan rebels.
International Justice/ICC: Nov-Dec ‘08
IWPR report on sexual violence helps draw attention to alarming levels of rape in DRC.
International Justice/ICC: Nov-Dec ‘08
IWPR briefs Sudanese journalists on justice issues and expands its trainee network in Congo.
Bozize Call for End to ICC Probe Under Scrutiny
Security Council urged to reject president’s request for halt to Hague court’s investigations in his country.
Uganda's Ability to Try Rebels Questioned
While ICC reconsiders LRA cases, experts ask if Uganda is capable of prosecuting rebel suspects.
Tensions Over Abyei Growing
Contested oil-rich region may trigger renewed conflict between north and south.
Poverty, Bitterness and Heartache Blight North
Development agencies do their best to turn things around in the north of the country, but they face an uphill struggle.