Uganda 2003
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Uganda in 2003
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's 1995 Constitution retains the death sentence...
Uganda's 1995 Constitution retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances,...
Treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International...
Uganda has signed and ratified the statute of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent war crimes tribunal, that does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once...
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once issued, then the condemned prisoner is informed and asked to make a will before being taken to the gallows on the scheduled day
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall...
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of a sentence passed by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the conviction and sentence have
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death...
As at December 31, 2002, 354 prisoners were on death row in Uganda according to the Prisons Department