Tag: Constitutional court
Constitutional Court Declines to Fully Nullify Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023
The Constitutional Court in Kampala, led by Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, has upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Act, of 2023, except for four sections which...
Kiboga High Court Alarmed by Increasing Defilement Offences by Teachers, Parents
Justice Jamson Karemani, the resident judge of the Kiboga High Court circuit, has said that they are concerned about the increasing trend of teachers...
Constitutional Court Upholds Torture Charges Against Gen Kayihura
The Constitutional Court has upheld charges of torture against former police boss General Edward Kale Kayihura and seven other police officers. The ruling...
AG Kiwanuka asks Court to Dismiss Petitions against Anti-Homosexuality Law
Attorney General (AG) Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss three petitions challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 on the grounds that...
“Life imprisonment means being jailed for 20 years,” Constitutional Court declares
On Friday December 2nd 2022, the Constitutional Court unanimously reduced the life sentence to only 20 years. In a breakthrough judgment, the court shifted...