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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).
Fresh Doubts About Mandate of Kenya's Special Court
Director of prosecutions rules out using new institution to deal with cases from 2007-08, even though that was why it was conceived.
International Justice Not in Decline – Serge Brammertz
Top prosecutor tells IWPR debate that justice process requires partnership between local and international courts.
Kenyan Attorney General Addresses Hague Court
Githu Muigai tells court that his government is cooperating fully with legal process.
Congolese Rebel Leader Faces 18 Counts at ICC
Court must decide whether prosecution case is strong enough to bring Bosco Ntaganda to trial.
Extending Justice Beyond ICC Prosecutions
Experts say formal legal processes alone are not enough to restore stability to post-conflict countries.
Panel Debate: International Trials Under Scrutiny
Nairobi event will discuss whether prosecutions are the key to accountability in Africa.
Prosecution Hopes of Kenyatta Trial "Less and Less Promising"
ICC case against Kenyan president on verge of collapse as prosecutors ask judges to force national authorities to hand over evidence.
Kenyan Defendant Threatened to "Uproot" Opponents – Witness
William Ruto implied that people outside his own ethnic group would be forced out.
Limited Remit for New ICC Watchdog
Panel can probe allegations of staff misconduct but has no powers to investigate prosecution.