Soldiers assaulted him while removing him from the courtroom, before arresting and placing him in the dock alongside his clients. Vatican Sets Date for Inauguration of Pope Leo XIV The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights wrote to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni rising concern about human rights violations in Uganda. The Commissions particularly singled […]
NUP’s Mukono North MP Abducted, Stripped, Dumped at Police The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application by jailed lawyer Eron Kiiza, who sought to be released following a Supreme Court ruling that barred the trial of civilians in military courts. Kiiza, a known associate of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, had argued that […]
The General Court Martial in Makindye on Tuesday handed Dr. Kizza Besigye’s lawyer, Eron Kiiza, a nine-month jail term in prison after finding him guilty of contempt of court. At 3:28 PM, Kiiza, handcuffed, was escorted to the dock by military police officers. Two minutes later, the ruling was read by the Court Martial Chairperson, […]
