Anti-Corruption Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu has temporarily halted the corruption trial against three Members of Parliament (MPs): Yusuf Mutembuli (Bunyole East), Cissty Namujju (Lwengo District), and Paul Akamba (Busiki County). The decision follows a human rights challenge filed by MP Akamba, who alleges that his arrest and subsequent detention violated […]
The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Ms. Mariam Wangadya, has urged criminal justice system institutions to collaborate and take immediate steps to address the severe overcrowding in Uganda’s prisons. Wangadya highlighted that many of Uganda’s prisons are housing more than three times their intended capacity, and a […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has condemned the arrest and prosecution of anti-corruption nude protestors, calling for their release. The Chairperson of the Commission, Ms Mariam Wangadya says that the three young women who were peacefully walking to Parliament calling for the resignation of the Speaker over alleged corruption, […]
The hearing of a corruption case against three Members of Parliament; Yusuf Mutembuli (Bunyole East), Paul Akamba (Busiki County), and Cissy Namujju (Lwengo District woman MP) is expected to resume today. The hearing is expected to resume before the Anti-Corruption Court Division of the High Court’s Judge Lawrence Gidudu with […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has released a report indicating that many of the junior police officers cannot produce children because they share dilapidated rooms with their colleagues. The report titled “Squeezing water out of a stone? Working and living conditions of the Uganda Police Force personnel and their implications […]
