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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).
Concerns Over Bid to Amend Kenya Rights Report
Observers criticise bill that would allow legislators to water down measures aimed at bringing justice.
Kenyan Authorities Urged to Implement Human Rights Report
Truth commission laid out steps for resolving long-term grievances and bringing justice to victims, but nothing has been done to implement them.
ICC Seeks to Reassure Kenyan Violence Victims
“Let justice run its course,” international prosecutor’s staff tell Kenyans.
Kenyan Rape Victims Seek Compensation
Group of women who suffered sexual attacks during mass violence five years ago to sue officials.
Kenyan Community Policing Needs Public Buy-In
New initiative seen as way to win greater cooperation in crime-solving, but that will be hard since people have little faith in the police.
Tackling Police Corruption in Kenya
Greater accountability, tighter discipline and better pay seen as ways of dampening police officers’ enthusiasm for bribes.
Kenyan Police Challenged Over Shootings
Rights groups and victims’ families allege officers carried out extrajudicial killings.
Kenya's Devolution Squabbles
National legislators unhappy with power shift to county governors.
Kenyan Courts Go Hi-Tech
Computerisation should prevent long delays to trials caused when documents go missing.