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
- JULY 14, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Tabliq muslim sect, Sheikh Sulaiman...
The head of the Tabliq muslim sect, Sheikh Sulaiman Kakeeto, said he was opposed to the appeal by condemned inmates in Uganda to abolish the death penalty
- JUNE 30, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan Commissioner of Prisons, Joseph Etima,...
The Ugandan Commissioner of Prisons, Joseph Etima, appealed to the government to abolish the death penalty
- JUNE 24, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death...
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death row in Uganda signed a constitutional petition to eliminate the death penalty from the country's laws
- MAY 21, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court, acting as last court of appeal,...
The Supreme Court, acting as last court of appeal, ruled that the former Prime Minister of the western kingdom of Toro, John Sanyu Katuramu, must hang for murdering Prince Charles Happy Kijanangoma
- MAY 19, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An inquiry into the murder of an Irish priest, the Rev
An inquiry into the murder of an Irish priest, the Rev
- APRIL 24, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Uganda voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- APRIL 12, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Uganda Human Rights Commission said it was satisfied...
The Uganda Human Rights Commission said it was satisfied with the execution of three soldiers in Kitgum
- MARCH 31, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan Constitutional Court ruled that the UPDF...
The Ugandan Constitutional Court ruled that the UPDF (Uganda's People's Defence Forces) might continue executing convicts sentenced to death by the army's field court martial
- MARCH 12, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Attorney General (AG) supported capital punishment...
Uganda's Attorney General (AG) supported capital punishment issued by Field Court Martial, describing it as necessary to instil discipline in soldiers
- MARCH 11, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan Government told the Constitutional Court...
The Ugandan Government told the Constitutional Court that executions sanctioned by the field courts-martial were necessary to instill discipline in the army
- MARCH 7, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Eriabu Magala, 51, was sentenced to death by the High...
Eriabu Magala, 51, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Mpigi for stabbing to death Eriazari Lutwama, 60, on suspicion that he was a witchdoctor
- MARCH 6, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned the execution of three...
Amnesty International condemned the execution of three members of the Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) who were convicted by a military court of murdering civilians