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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).
ICC Seeks New Sudan Arrest Warrant
Prosecutor ratchets up pressure on Khartoum, but will it make any difference?
Ivory Coast: Calls for More Prosecutions
With ex-president before Hague court, more alleged perpetrators from both sides of conflict must be pursued, commentators say.
South Sudanese Disenfranchised in North
People from the newly-independent state in the south suddenly find themselves foreigners in Sudan.
Election Day Calm in Eastern DRC
Numerous reports of irregularities mar generally peaceful vote.
Liberia: One Step Forward
Victory for incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is good news despite election boycott by her chief opponent.
Saif Gaddafi Trial Would be Coup for ICC
Interests of justice seem to have suffered from overarching desire to remove regime figures from power.
International Justice/ICC: Aug/Sept '11
Kenyan reporters get to grips with ICC as confirmation of charges hearings in cases connected with post-election violence get underway.
ICC in Kenyan Victims Assistance Dilemma
Court under pressure to offer support to victims of election violence, but could risk jeopardising cases against alleged ringleaders if it does so.