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
- 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
- APRIL 2, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Irish government expressed concern about the killing...
The Irish government expressed concern about the killing of an Irish priest in Uganda on March 21and the subsequent execution of two soldiers summarily convicted of killing him but said its aid programme will continue to help the poor of Uganda
- MARCH 29, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An international media organisation based in France,...
An international media organisation based in France, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) petitioned Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni not to assent to the Terrorism Bill until it has been revised
- MARCH 27, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan lawyers condemned the summary execution of...
Ugandan lawyers condemned the summary execution of two UPDF soldiers over the murder of an Irish priest and two other men in Kotido
- MARCH 27, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi defended the...
Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi defended the court martial and execution of two UPDF soldiers convicted of killing Irish missionary Father Declan O'Toole
- MARCH 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad...
Two Ugandan soldiers were shot dead by firing squad for murdering an Irish Catholic priest and two other men in the country's first public execution in a decade, an army spokesman said
- MARCH 20, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill...
Parliament in Uganda passed an anti-terrorism bill that gives the government sweeping powers to clamp down on organisations it thinks are carrying out terrorist activities
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The US-based organisation Human Rights Watch said an...
The US-based organisation Human Rights Watch said an "overly broad definition" of terrorism in the Suppression of Terrorism Bill under consideration in the Ugandan parliament means there is a risk that innocent people or petty criminals could be "branded"
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Military Appeal Court, sitting at its Makindye...
The Military Appeal Court, sitting at its Makindye headquarters, Kampala, upheld a death sentence against a UPDF soldier accused of killing three of his colleagues in the barracks