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).
Concern Over Darfur Prosecutions Delay
ICC has to determine whether Sudan is willing and able to prosecute Darfur suspects.
Rwanda: Church Role in Genocide Under Scrutiny
Were Catholic priests and nuns complicit in mass killings, or simply helpless bystanders?
The Long March for Peace
Ugandan women lead arduous trek in support of talks on ending violence in the north of their country.
African Refugee Heads Up Victims Unit
Gloria Atiba-Davies seeks to ensure victims do not suffer further trauma when relating their suffering to investigators and judges.
Lubanga Defence Hits Out at ICC
Militia leader’s lawyer says defence team treated unfairly on eve of historic case hearing.
Arusha Trial Raises Freedom of Speech Questions
Dilemma for judges in trial of musician charged with inciting genocide in Rwanda.
Plight of Girl Soldiers Overlooked
As the trial at the International Criminal Court of a Congolese rebel leader approaches, some fear that the voice of girls forced into militias may go unheard.
Tracking Down Kabuga
Renewed efforts to apprehend leading Rwandan genocide indictee, on the run for eight years.
Darfur Stereotyping Fraught with Danger
Widespread dissemination of misperceptions may impede peace negotiations.