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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).
Museveni Lashes Out at Critics
After two international court decisions targeting Uganda and growing diplomatic pressure, the president has stepped up the rhetoric against foreign “interference”.
Uganda: Museveni's Image Fading Fast
The detention of the main challenger to Yoweri Museveni highlights the deteriorating international reputation of a leader once seen as a leading African reformer.
Ugandan President Begins Re-election Bid
High-spirited Museveni procession kicks off campaigning for first democratric elections in over twenty years.
Ugandan Opposition Leader Remains Behind Bars
Presidential hopeful Kizza Besigye has won a court ruling allowing him to stand, but that is unlikely to improve his chances of getting out of jail.
Uphill Task for Liberian President
In Liberia and Nigeria, women with successful international careers have returned home to take on a mountain of social and economic challenges.
Will ICC Prosecutions Threaten Ugandan Peace Process?
As the International Criminal Court seeks the arrest of top rebel leaders in northern Uganda, some of those involved in the peace process say it is not the right time for prosecutions.
Are Condoms Still Key to Ugandan AIDS Fight?
Campaigners fear US pressure for abstinence-only prevention programmes has prompted a strategy change.
Uganda: Even-Handed ICC Approach Urged
International Criminal Court under pressure to investigate crimes committed by Uganda’s army.
Liberia: Taylor Casts a Long Shadow
As Liberia went to the polls, exiled president Charles Taylor remained an unspoken force to be reckoned with.