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 19, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Army Commander Maj
Uganda's Army Commander Maj
- MAY 18, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Leaders at different levels in the districts of southwestern...
Leaders at different levels in the districts of southwestern Uganda have recommended that the movement political system continue until a referendum is organised
- MAY 15, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A man who stabbed his wife to death was sentenced to...
A man who stabbed his wife to death was sentenced to death by the Uganda High Court which sat in Lira
- MAY 11, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty should be maintained if Uganda is...
The death penalty should be maintained if Uganda is to seriously address the issues of justice, the Chief of Military Intelligence and army MP, Lt
- 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