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).
International Justice/ICC: Apr '08
Reporters reveal how the LRA has been bolstering its ranks while negotiating a final peace deal.
International Justice/ICC: Apr '08
Human Rights Watch says IWPR reporting has helped focus attention on LRA reinforcement
Corruption Blights Rebuilding Efforts
Official graft jeopardises reconstruction in war-scarred north.
Peace Deal Dissolves
Rebel leader again fails to meet negotiators, dimming hopes of permanent peace being signed.
Landmines Leave Deadly Legacy
The fighting may have halted, but unexploded arms are a continuing danger to returning villagers in northern Uganda.
Press Integrity Questioned
Conference hears that large numbers of journalists in northern Uganda accept bribes in order to make ends meet.
LRA Child Victims Neglected
No end to suffering of children abducted by the rebels.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Talks Tough
Luis Moreno-Ocampo pushes for arrest of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony as well as Sudanese suspects wanted by court.