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
- DECEMBER 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UGANDAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
Ugandan woman Nabweteme Hadija, a 56-year-old handicraft businesswoman, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court for smuggling 2.3kg of methamphetamine at the Penang International Airport on Se
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court commuted the death sentences for...
the High Court commuted the death sentences for...
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court commuted the death sentences for Susan Kigula and Patience...
the High Court commuted the death sentences for Susan Kigula and Patience...
OCTOBER 25, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL REINTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill was reintroduced to parliament.
OCTOBER 20, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: THREE CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW SURVIVE HANGMAN
in Uganda, Enoch Tumuwine, Abdu Maliyamungu and Walker Muhairwe had their death sentences
- OCTOBER 15, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH SENTENCE: INMATES TO GET FREE LEGAL SERVICES
in Uganda, the Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives launched a project expected to provide free legal assistance to inmates on death row.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
- OCTOBER 10, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
the Working Group on the UPR reviewed the human rights record of Uganda.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER
a UPDF soldier was sentenced to death for murder in Uganda by the court martial.
- AUGUST 17, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, sentenced to death in Uganda
- AUGUST 12, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU TO HANG
judge Albert Rugadia Atwooki of the Ugandan High Court sitting in Kampala, sentenced businessman Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, to death by hanging for murdering his ex-girlfriend Brenda Karamuzi, 27. Tonku allegedly murdered Karamuzi, between January 21
- JULY 26, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: EAST AFRICA PRISON OFFICERS BACK DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
Uganda and Kenya prison authorities supported the abolition of the death penalty, contrary to judicial officers who insist it should stay.