Uganda 2003
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News on Uganda in 2003
- DECEMBER 31, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Four hundred inmates are on the death row in Luzira...
Four hundred inmates are on the death row in Luzira Prisons, Uganda, Henry Tugume, the officer-in-charge of the prison, said
- DECEMBER 23, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International wrote to Ugandan President Museveni...
Amnesty International wrote to Ugandan President Museveni urging him to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 19, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Arinaitwe was convicted and sentenced to death...
Richard Arinaitwe was convicted and sentenced to death by the high court of Uganda for the murder of an American woman, Maria Cecilia Goetz
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
"No human being has power over the life of another
"No human being has power over the life of another
- OCTOBER 10, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
According to Ugandan Prison authorities, inmates on...
According to Ugandan Prison authorities, inmates on death row numbered more than 400
- OCTOBER 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Ugandan security agents...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Ugandan security agents of carrying out the extra-judicial killing of four men they detained in August 2003, a charge denied by the military
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan Attorney General replied to the constitutional...
The Ugandan Attorney General replied to the constitutional petition against the death penalty, saying the petitioners' right to life was not absolute
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Corporal Pimundu Gimaro of the Ugandan Military Police...
Corporal Pimundu Gimaro of the Ugandan Military Police was sentenced to death by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) field court martial for cowardice and failure to carry out duties
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Three policemen convicted of killing three prominent...
Three policemen convicted of killing three prominent businessmen in Jinja, on suspicion that they were armed robbers, were sentenced to death by the High court
- AUGUST 29, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Herbert Bwangalo, 34, Jackson Kuyoka, 28, and Charles...
Herbert Bwangalo, 34, Jackson Kuyoka, 28, and Charles Lule, 29, were sentenced to death by a court in Uganda for killing Benon Mmaali on suspicion that he was a thief
- AUGUST 19, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Masaka, Uganda, presided over by...
The High Court in Masaka, Uganda, presided over by Justice Elidad Mwangusya, sentenced Rogers Lutalemwa to death for killing his two-year-old son on July 27, 2003
- JULY 22, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
President Yoweri Museveni said the death penalty must...
President Yoweri Museveni said the death penalty must remain as a deterrent against indiscriminate killings
- 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
- MARCH 4, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The German Ambassador Klaus Holderbaum called for the...
The German Ambassador Klaus Holderbaum called for the abolition of the death penalty in Uganda
- MARCH 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Three Uganda People's Defence Forces [UPDF] soldiers...
Three Uganda People's Defence Forces [UPDF] soldiers were executed by firing squad in Kitgum, northern Uganda, for murder
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeals in Uganda upheld a death sentence...
A Court of Appeals in Uganda upheld a death sentence against two men accused of murder
- FEBRUARY 15, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Two UPDF soldiers and four other men were sentenced...
Two UPDF soldiers and four other men were sentenced to death by the High Court in Kampala for the murder of Lt
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan prison officers urged the government to abolish...
Ugandan prison officers urged the government to abolish the death penalty and forwarded their proposals to end capital punishment to a commission reviewing the East African nation's constitution, a prisons service spokeswoman said
- JANUARY 29, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A Ugandan High Court sitting in Mbale sentenced a man...
A Ugandan High Court sitting in Mbale sentenced a man to death for murder