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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).
International Justice/ICC: Feb/Mar ‘10
Ugandan listeners eager to vent their views after listening to IWPR show on international justice.
A Chink of Light for Democracy?
Election unlikely to change very much, but could open up a political space for opposition parties.
Election Commission Slammed
Accusations levelled that electoral irregularities are not being properly dealt with.
Bogoro Victims Scars Examined
Court told that they may have been the consequence of gun shots.
Court Told of Witness Ruse
Defence witness says he pretended to be ex-combatant to get food and money. By Wairagala Wakabi
Witness, Lawyer Clash
Defence shows frustration with witness over apparent discrepancies in statement about attack on Bogoro. By Emily Ponder in London
Concern Over Janjaweed Immunity
Activists say Darfur militiamen absorbed into army to prevent them facing justice. By Tajeldin Abdhalla Adam, Assadig Mustafa Zakaria Musa, Simon Jennings and Katy Glassborow in Hilversum and Blake Evans-Pritchard in The Hague
Goma Struggles With Street Kids Problem
Hundreds of orphaned and abandoned children pose serious social problem in eastern city. By Espérance Nzigire in Goma
Role of Intermediaries Questioned Again
Witness says they coached him on what to say to the court’s investigators. By Wairagala Wakabi in The Hague