Uganda's top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing ...

Dr Besigye, Obeid Lutaale and Captain Denis Oola were charged with five offences, including treachery and illegal possession ...

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial ...

KAMPALA: Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it was unconstitutional for civilians to be tried in military courts, raising hopes that the treason trial of ex-presidential candidate Kizza ...

In the capital Kampala on Friday, chief justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo announced the Supreme Court had ruled that 'all ongoing trials involving civilians in the court martial must immediately cease and ...

On January 7, 2025, soldiers blocked human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza from entering the defendant’s section of a military court ...

Hours after the Supreme Court pronounced itself on Court Martials,  Colonel Chris Magezi, Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) has tweeted on his X ...

Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights.

The Supreme court has put to rest all debate on whether civilians can be tried in military courts. In an almost unanimous ...

While addressing the media last week, Uganda Law Society president Isaac Ssemakadde demanded that the decision be delivered ...

According to the judges, the military courts (Field Court Martial, the General Court Martial and the divisional military courts) are lawfully-established specialized courts whose jurisdiction/ powers ...

In his majority judgement, CJ Owiny-Dollo also declared thus: "All trials and pending trials of civilians in military courts must cease." ...