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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).
Setback for Kenya's Special Court
Crisis within judiciary holds up plans for international crimes unit.
ICC Case against Kenyan President Unravels
Prosecutor seeks trial delay so she can look for more evidence.
ICC Accused of Failing Kenyan Courts
Defenders of Hague court point out that it does not have a mandate to support local justice systems.
Kenyan Victims "Sidelined"
Campaigners say rights of conflict victims are threatened by ICC rule changes.
Kenyan President Talks Human Rights
Despite Uhuru Kenyatta’s comments, critics say a series of new laws generated by government is designed to curtail freedoms, not increase them.
Kenyan Officials Welcome Changes on ICC Trial Attendance
But legal experts are divided on whether judges will apply the new rules, and what the consequences for international justice will be.
IWPR Debate: Can ICC Prosecute Heads of State?
Panel discusses whether court can meet the challenges of putting Kenya’s president on trial.
Kenyan Attorney General Lashes Out at ICC
Calls for changes to court’s founding treaty to grant legal immunity to heads of state.
Despite M23 Defeat, Militias Still Threat to Congo
Experts say action now needed on other insurgent groups still active in the east.