June 20, 2012

• Central Africa: No More Amnesty for Uganda's LRA

  Government's decision to delete clause granting reprieve to former combatants could be a backward step in combating the rebel force. Read more »

• Uganda: Northern Disarmament Scheme Draws Blank

  After a firearms amnesty in northern Uganda failed to recover any weapons at all, experts criticised the ongoing disarmament programme for failing to engage effectively with the... Read more »

June 15, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: With Focus on One DRC Rebel Chief, Others Forgotten

  Pressure is mounting for the arrest of Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda, with the International Criminal Court, ICC, seeking new charges and President Joseph Kabila... Read more »

• Libya: Shadowy Force Denies Rights to Hague Lawyers

  There is something about Melinda Taylor that makes her stand out from the many other sharp, intelligent and enthusiastic lawyers she rubs shoulders with in The Hague. Read more »

June 13, 2012

• Kenya: Hague Trials Could Begin After 2013 Election

  The trial of four Kenyans charged by the International Criminal Court, ICC, could start after the country's presidential election scheduled for March 4, 2013, if judges agree to... Read more »

June 07, 2012

• Kenya: Parties to Meet in July on Next Step in Election Violence Trials [analysis]

  The cases against four senior Kenyan figures before the International Criminal Court, ICC, cleared a major hurdle on May 24 when appeals judges rejected challenges which the... Read more »

May 29, 2012

• Sudan: Has Court Lost Touch With Darfur Refugees? [analysis]

  Budget constraints and poor security on the ground reduce opportunities to engage with refugees and war victims in Chad. Read more »

May 25, 2012

• Mali: Hague Prosecutor to Probe Atrocities

  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, has turned his attention to Mali, where he will look into a spate of recent atrocities, using special powers that allow him... Read more »

May 24, 2012

• Kenya: Fears of Tension Grow

  Leading presidential candidates accused of incitement as government again tries to block international trials. Read more »

May 18, 2012

• South Sudan: IWPR to Launch Radio Programme

  Training programme in Juba ahead of new series addressing women's rights in areas bordering Sudan. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Prosecutor Seeks New Charges

  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, has asked judges to issue new charges against two alleged warlords in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. While... Read more »

May 16, 2012

• Central Africa: Muted Applause for Ugandan Rebel's Arrest

  As the Ugandan military seeks to flush out Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, analysts are downplaying the significance of last weekend's capture of a... Read more »

May 03, 2012

• Uganda: Battle for Child Welfare in North

  Widespread concerns that under-resourced local government and police are not doing enough on child protection. Read more »

April 30, 2012

• Central Africa: Lubanga Verdict Prompts Debate On Reparations [analysis]

  Following international court's conviction of first war crimes suspect, will proposed reparations process heal or divide communities? Read more »

April 27, 2012

• West Africa: Taylor Verdict Adds Impetus to ICC Efforts

  Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was convicted of war crimes this week by the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone, SCSL. Simon Jennings, IWPR's Africa editor,... Read more »

April 24, 2012

• Kenya: Two Election Suspects Off the Hook? [analysis]

  Although the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, says he will continue investigating two top Kenyan officials, observers doubt these cases will be revived and... Read more »

April 20, 2012

• Uganda: Calls for Compensation As Govt Renews LRA Amnesty

  As a Ugandan law extending amnesty to former rebel fighters is renewed for a further two years, people in the war-torn north of the country say the conflict resolution process... Read more »

April 04, 2012

• Kenya: New Justice Effort Meets Scepticism

  Rights groups in Kenya are questioning whether a new taskforce set up by the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, to review criminal cases stemming from post-election violence in... Read more »

March 30, 2012

• Uganda: Kony Video May Lead to Deeper Questions [analysis]

  Although Kony 2012 film largely deals with past events, it could prompt wider debate about justice. Read more »

March 26, 2012

• Uganda: Land Disputes in North Threaten Peace

  Ugandan lawyers have criticised a recent ruling in a controversial land dispute in the north of the country, warning that it highlights a gap in the legal provisions that underpin... Read more »

March 22, 2012

• Sudan: Darfur Refugees Still Fear Returning Home [analysis]

  More than 100,000 people uprooted by conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan have returned home since early 2011 as the conflict there begins to cool, according to United... Read more »

March 20, 2012

• Uganda: In Kony Campaign, Justice Delayed is Justice Denied [analysis]

  The people of northern Uganda generally, and my own Lango ethnic tribal group in particular, would be very happy if Joseph Kony were relegated to history. Read more »

March 15, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: In Bunia, Lubanga Verdict Falls Flat [analysis]

  The city of Bunia in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo saw some of the worst fighting during the conflict that ravaged the Ituri region in 2002 and 2003, and memories of... Read more »

March 14, 2012

• Chad: Justice Moves Slowly for Habré [analysis]

  Just around the corner from IWPR's office in The Hague is the International Court of Justice, ICJ. The court does not get a lot of press - it takes forever to accept a case, hear... Read more »

December 14, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Calls for More Prosecutions

  Following the transfer of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo to The Hague last month, international justice experts are urging the International Criminal Court, ICC as... Read more »