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
- MAY 9, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda Chief Justice, Justice Benjamin Joses Odoki...
Uganda Chief Justice, Justice Benjamin Joses Odoki while addressing the press and lawyers at Ikeja High Court, gave a detailed description of the Ugandan judiciary
- MAY 9, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In Luzira Upper Prison will for the first time in history...
In Luzira Upper Prison will for the first time in history watch the World Cup due to start on May 31
- MAY 9, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Netherlands Ambassador to Uganda, Matthieu Peters,...
Netherlands Ambassador to Uganda, Matthieu Peters, said that the Dutch donors are concerned about corruption and what Uganda is still doing in the DR Congo
- MAY 7, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Seven Ugandan prisoners at the Luzira Upper Prison...
Seven Ugandan prisoners at the Luzira Upper Prison are set to sit for the A-level examinations this year, according to Mr John Kagambo, the prison department's senior welfare officer
- MAY 2, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Uganda Law Society filed a constitutional petition...
The Uganda Law Society filed a constitutional petition challenging the legality of the execution of two UPDF soldiers in Kotido in March, the society's president, John Matovu, told a press conference in Kampala
- APRIL 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the...
Uganda voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 24, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death...
A Ugandan High Court sentenced three people to death for committing murder
- APRIL 19, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Edward Ssekandi...
The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Edward Ssekandi assured journalists that he would ask the committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to review a clause in the Anti-Terrorism Bill that provides the death penalty to journalists who publish material
- APRIL 16, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant,...
The French ambassador to Uganda, Jean-Bernard Thiant, said the French government wants Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 15, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of...
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of murder, but confirmed the death sentence against his brother, Kooky Sharma, for killing his wife
- APRIL 12, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased...
Men who batter their wives and children should be chased away from homes, state minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said
- APRIL 2, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The 2001 report on child soldiers by the Coalition...
The 2001 report on child soldiers by the Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers said that in 1999 the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) executed five boys aged between 14 and 17 years suspected of belonging to the opposition Allied Democratic Forc