Uganda
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 8, 1995; amended in 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- in 1995 a common law and customary law system was reintroduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Appeal and High Court
RELIGIONS
41.9% Catholics, 42% Protestants, 12.1% Muslims, other
From the country
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeals in Uganda upheld a death sentence...
A Court of Appeals in Uganda upheld a death sentence against two men accused of murder
- FEBRUARY 15, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Two UPDF soldiers and four other men were sentenced...
Two UPDF soldiers and four other men were sentenced to death by the High Court in Kampala for the murder of Lt
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan prison officers urged the government to abolish...
Ugandan prison officers urged the government to abolish the death penalty and forwarded their proposals to end capital punishment to a commission reviewing the East African nation's constitution, a prisons service spokeswoman said
- JANUARY 29, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Ugandan High Court sitting in Mbale sentenced a man...
A Ugandan High Court sitting in Mbale sentenced a man to death for murder
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's 1995 Constitution retains the death sentence...
Uganda's 1995 Constitution retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances,...
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International...
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal, that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once...
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once issued, then the condemned prisoner is informed and asked to make a will before being taken to the gallows on the scheduled day
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall...
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of a sentence passed by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the conviction and sentence have
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death...
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death row in Uganda according to the Prisons Department
- DECEMBER 10, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Times of India reported that Justice BJ Odoki,...
The Times of India reported that Justice BJ Odoki, Chief Justice of Uganda, said that rape was considered the most heinous in his country
- NOVEMBER 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Augustine Kania of the High Court has convicted...
Justice Augustine Kania of the High Court has convicted and sentenced to death a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) an Local Defence Unit (LDU) soldier after finding them guilty of murder