Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction
On this day in 1999, Hajj Musa Sebirumbi was executed by hanging at Luzira Upper Prison after being convicted of multiple counts of murder, in one of Uganda’s most...
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NATURAL JUSTICE? 2 Malukhu Prison Inmates Escape from Mbale High Court after Bees’ Attack
Two inmates of Malukhu Government Prison have escaped after a swarm of bees invaded the Mbale High Court premises where they had been produced for regular court hearings...
Nebbi Inmates Empowered with Legal Knowledge in Prison Outreach
In a continued effort to strengthen access to justice and improve legal awareness among persons in custody, a delegation of justice sector actors from Nebbi District on F...
Kitgum High Court Clears 70 Cases in Five-Day Plea Bargaining Camp
In a sustained effort to address the backlog of criminal cases and ease congestion in correctional facilities, the Kitgum High Court has successfully concluded a five-day...
Low Judiciary Funding Blamed for Remand Home Congestion in Uganda
The Chief Justice has attributed rising congestion in remand homes to funding gaps and staff shortages in the Judiciary, warning that delayed justice delivery continues t...
Are we witnessing the last of NRM?
Museveni addressing NRM supportersPrison is ugly. Even the best prisons of the world are entirely humiliating.Locked away from family, denied pleasures and comforts of th...
Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever
Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constituti...
Luwero High Court Head Urges Mediation, Plea Bargaining to Reduce Backlogs
The Head of the Luwero High Court Circuit, Justice Godfrey Himbaza, has called for improved service delivery and greater adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...
PRISONS DIGITAL SHAME! Billions-Boosted PIMS Stuck in 10-Year ‘Pilot’, Staff Gaps, Chaos & System Failure Exposed!
A damning Auditor General’s report has laid bare a shocking cocktail of neglect, poor planning, and institutional failure at the Uganda Prisons Service, where a hi...
Byanyima Says Besigye’s Life in Danger, Ready to Engage Govt for His Release
Winnie Byanyima speaking to reporters at her home in Kasangati on Saturday.The Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife to jailed veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besi...