Uganda 2008
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News on Uganda in 2008
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO TO HANG FOR KILLING PARENTS
two brothers who allegedly hacked their parents to death in Uganda are to hang. High Court Judge Benjamin Kabiito convicted Peter Kagiri, 29 and Yuda Kibanda, 26 of the murder.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EIGHT AFRICANS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
eight Africans were sentenced to death in southern China after being convicted of drug smuggling, state press reported.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER
the Ugandan High Court sentenced two men to death for killing another man. Desderio Onyango and
- OCTOBER 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTH CHINA
the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in southern China convicted Awor Ocer Lucy...
- OCTOBER 22, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: DEATH PENALTY MUST BE SCRAPPED - SEWANYANA
the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Uganda, Mr Livingstone Sewanyana, said that "the campaign against the death penalty is a recognition that the essence of punishment is reform and rehabilitation."
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR THE KILLING OF BODA CYCLIST
the Ugandan High Court in Bushenyi district sentenced two brothers to death for the murder of a boda-boda cyclist
- OCTOBER 19, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
in Uganda, a UPDF soldier is to hang after being found guilty of murdering two people.
- OCTOBER 17, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. WOMAN AND MAID TO HANG FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a Ugandan woman who allegedly murdered her husband lost her appeal in the Supreme Court. Susan
- OCTOBER 16, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: 18 YEARS ON DEATH ROW FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT
Edmary Mpagi described the 18 years he spent on death row in Uganda for a crime he didn't commit. In 1981, at age 27, he was arrested in Masaka and accused, first of aggravated robbery, and later, murder.
- OCTOBER 10, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: ‘MUSEVENI WILL NOT SIGN MORE DEATH WARRANTS’
Ugandan prisons chief Dr. Johnson Byabashaijja said President Yoweri Museveni promised not to sign more death warrants.
- OCTOBER 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG SENTENCES SONS TO DEATH FOR RAPE OF SISTER
a man in Karamoja, Uganda, sentenced his two sons to death for raping their sister, one of whom was then executed
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. EIGHT ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
eight people were convicted and sentenced to death over murder by the High Court criminal session held at Mubende during the months of August and September, according to the official report of court proceedings.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: FARMER MUST HANG - COURT INSISTS
the Court of Appeal in Kampala, Uganda, upheld a death sentence against a 25 year old farmer from the Kabarole district who was convicted of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: K’JONG WARRIORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Karimojong warriors were sentenced to death by the Soroti High Court in Uganda for the murder of two people.
- AUGUST 21, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES THREE CIVILIANS TO DEATH
three civilians including a woman were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by firing squad in Uganda.
- AUGUST 11, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Kabale High Court in Uganda sentenced two men to death for murder in separate cases.
- JULY 15, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: APPEAL COURT OKAYS DEATH FOR MURDER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal upheld a death conviction of a 27 year old man found guilty of murder. Levi Nuwamanya, a businessman from Rukungiri town, was found guilty of killing his lover, Enid Tumuhimbise, on December 22, 2003, for unknown reasons.
- JULY 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments...
the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments...
- JUNE 30, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the UPDF 4th Division Court Martial in Uganda...
the UPDF 4th Division Court Martial in Uganda...
- JUNE 24, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
the Ugandan Court of Appeal in Kampala upheld...
- JUNE 8, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT OF APPEAL QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO
two people, who were sentenced to death for robbery...
- MAY 1, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH, ONE OF WHOM HANGED, IN KARAMOJA
a village court in Karamoja, Uganda, condemned three men to death and hanged one of them before the UPDF intervened and rescued the others
- APRIL 14, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: PRISON WARDEN TO HANG OVER MURDER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal rejected a Gulu prison warder’s petition against his death sentence for torturing an escapee to death.
- APRIL 9, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 21 YEAR OLD MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Felix Alwornga, 21, was sentenced to death for the murder of the former Nebbi
- MARCH 20, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are
- MARCH 3, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR COUNTERFEITERS
the death penalty will await anyone found guilty of perpetuating trade in
- FEBRUARY 29, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. PGB SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a soldier attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) in Uganda
- FEBRUARY 18, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Appeal in Uganda upheld a death sentence against two men, who
the Court of Appeal in Uganda upheld a death sentence against two men, who
- FEBRUARY 10, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER
the court martial sitting at the Community Centre in Mubende district in Uganda
- JANUARY 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO UGANDAN CITIZENS PARDONED
China pardoned two Ugandan women on death row in the communist state