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).
Witnesses Speak of Training Camp Floggings
Former child soldiers tell Lubanga trial of ordeal after their abduction.
Parallel Administration Disputes Remain
Kinshasa struggles to re-impose state authority over North Kivu territories.
Witness Describes Terrible Battle Scenes
Former child soldier takes the stand in Lubanga trial to recount his ordeal.
Judges Urged to Review Child Soldier Definition
UN expert says it currently can exclude girls since it focuses only on activities that are directly linked to combat.
International Justice/ICC: Oct/Nov ‘09
IWPR reports on arbitrary arrests of human rights activists promote debate on often taboo subjects in DRC.
New Land Law Angers Bugandans
Kingdom hits out at land reforms it claims undermine traditional rights.
Katanga, Ngudjolo Trial Postponed
Second witness testimony ends as court forced to adjourn proceedings.
International Justice/ICC: Oct/Nov ‘09
IWPR teaches journalists in war-ravaged North Kivu how to look after themselves.