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).
DRC War-Wounded Face Life of Penury
Former soldiers with debilitating injuries say they have no option but to beg in the streets, and many turn to drink or drugs.
“Dream Come True” for DRC Journalist
She says visit to the ICC in The Hague helped improve her understanding of how the court worked and what it was trying to achieve.
Efforts to Strengthen DRC Judiciary Floundering
Deployment of newly recruited magistrates snagged, seemingly leaving judiciary in east as flawed as ever.
The ICC Up Close
IWPR trainee who reports on ICC-related issues in eastern DRC pays visit to The Hague to witness firsthand the trials she follows back home.
Witnesses Speak of MLC Plunder
Courts told that looted property that was too heavy to be carried away was destroyed.
Kato Killing Must Serve as Catalyst for Change
US president has mourned murder of Ugandan Gay activist – Ugandan leaders should do the same.
South Sudan Diplomats Prepare for Big Day
They work out of anonymous London offices, but Juba's UK representatives are getting ready to come out of the shadows.