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).
Comment: Bringing Peace to the Kivus
If no sustainable solution can be found, the region will always remain Congo’s Achilles’ heel.
Ex-Combatants Blamed for Crime Wave
Former members of LRA and militia loyal to authorities seen as threat to security in north.
Refugees in West Stranded
Many who fled fighting in the north still waiting for resettlement aid.
Kampala War Crimes Court Under Scrutiny
Critics point out major flaws in new judicial body – an apparent attempt to circumvent International Criminal Court.
International Justice/ICC: Aug ‘08
IWPR probe into alleged misappropriation of donor funds puts implicated official under pressure.
Project Funds Stalled Amid Fraud Concerns
World Bank withholds further funding for development in northern Uganda as corruption investigation continues.
International Justice/ICC: Aug ‘08
Series of probing reports expose problems facing development work in northern Uganda.
Mob Justice Alarms Authorities
Series of bloody killings as northerners take law into their own hands.
Khartoum Must Engage With ICC – Foreign Minister
Official departs from government policy of total rejection of international war crimes court.