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).
Five Years On, Kenya's Rift Valley Still Tense
Despite public claims of reconciliation, divisions still run deep between communities.
Uganda: New Trainees for Facing Justice Radio
Reporters will be mentored as they work on programmes for an audience of four million.
Abyei Dispute Threatens Sudan Accords
Recent thaw in relations between Khartoum and South Sudan could be reversed without rapid territorial solution for contested region.
Concerns Over North Uganda Development Plans
Local government so under-resourced that it will find it hard to deliver ambitious development plan for northern areas.
Mali Case Throws Spotlight on ICC Budget Constraints
Observers question international court’s ability to take on fresh cases as funding pressures mount.
Witness Protection Fears in Kenya
Fears that government’s failure to fund witness programme will hamper local investigations into post-election violence.
Kenyan Police Violence Victims Fight for Justice
Government dragging its feet on court-ordered compensation for those shot by police during 2007-8 unrest.
IWPR Coverage Brings Help to Ugandan Street Children
Headmistress offers boys bursary after hearing of their plight on Facing Justice radio programme.
Sudan Opposition Fails to Take Lead on Protests
Protest participants “aware, angry and hungry”, but formal attempts at consolidate leadership fail to add momentum.