Uganda's top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing ...

Dr Besigye, Obeid Lutaale and Captain Denis Oola were charged with five offences, including treachery and illegal possession ...

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial ...

The duo want the Constitutional Court to declare their trial in the General Court Martial unconstitutional, nullify the ...

A key new issue not covered in the Kabaziguruka appeal, is whether the military court acted constitutionally by sentencing ...

On January 7, 2025, soldiers blocked human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza from entering the defendant’s section of a military court ...

In the capital Kampala on Friday, chief justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo announced the Supreme Court had ruled that 'all ongoing trials involving civilians in the court martial must immediately cease and ...

Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights.

According to the judges, the military courts (Field Court Martial, the General Court Martial and the divisional military courts) are lawfully-established specialized courts whose jurisdiction/ powers ...

The Uganda Prisons Service has refuted claims that unknown intruders attempted to access four-time presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye’s cell at Luzira Upper Prison.Besigye, who is also a founder ...

Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajj Obeid Lutale have petitioned the Constitutional court, challenging the legality of their prosecution before the General Court Martial. The two, along with Captain ...