UN Refugee Agency creates 'mobile' court to serve refugee settlement in Uganda
April 17, 2013
The government of Uganda and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday launched a 'mobile' court intended to serve both the migrant population of the Nakivale settlement and nearby Ugandan nationals. The project is intended to provide quicker access to justice as well as a deterrent to crime in Nakiva....... [more] 
The Indefinite Detention of Thomas Kwoyelo
February 18, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew C. Kane of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma City University School of Law says that, while the Ugandan Amnesty Act may have granted amnesty to Thomas Kwoyelo, his future is far from settled. . .On September 23, 2011, JURIST reported the contr....... [more]
UN expert applauds Africa convention to protect displaced persons
December 6, 2012
A UN independent expert on Thursday praised a convention passed by the African Union (AU) to protect internally displaced persons (IDPs). The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) was passed in 2009 and came into ful....... [more]
Controversional Uganda anti-gay bill to pass by end of 2012: AP report
November 12, 2012
The Ugandan Parliament will pass a highly controversial anti-gay bill by the end of 2012, the parliament's speaker said on Monday. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga told the Associated Press that the bill reflects the will of a majority of the Ugandan people. Religious figures in Uganda appealed to the parliam....... [more]
Uganda man was sentenced to 30 years for killing gay rights activist
November 10, 2012
On November 10, 2011, the Ugandan High Court sentenced Enock Nsubuga to 30 years in prison for beating prominent gay rights activist David Kato to death. Nsubuga claimed that he attacked Kato with a hammer because Kato made sexual advances. The case drew international attention to Uganda and other c....... [more]
Uganda official denies support of Congo rebels
October 17, 2012
Ugandan officials have denied allegations contained in an unreleased UN Security Council report that Uganda has assisted rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ugandan foreign affairs minister Okello Oryem vehemently denied the allegations that his government has sent troops and....... [more]
HRW: Uganda authorities threatening rights groups
August 21, 2012
The government of Uganda is harassing and intimidating rights groups and other non-government organizations (NGOs), Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The report, entitled "Curtailing Criticism: Intimidation and Obstruction of Civil Society in Uganda," documents the ways in which the adminis....... [more]
International Criminal Court
July 2, 2012
Since its inception in July 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has become a dominant organization in international relations and the premiere tribunal for the prosecution of war crimes. Despite being founded only a decade ago, the ICC has already investigated atrocities in countries includ....... [more]
UN Security Council extends terms of Rwanda tribunal judges
June 29, 2012
The UN Security Council on Friday extended the terms of four judges of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Judge William Sekule of the United Republic of Tanzania, Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson of Madagascar, whose terms were sup....... [more]
Uganda official: government not discriminating based on sexual orientation
June 25, 2012
Ugandan Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo said last week that no "government official is bent to harass any section of the community and everybody in Uganda enjoys the freedom to lawfully assemble and associate freely with others." The statement came only a day after the govern....... [more]
Uganda government banning organizations for 'promoting' gay rights
June 20, 2012
The government of Uganda announced on Wednesday that it will ban at least 38 non-governmental organizations that are accused of promoting gay rights and recruiting children to homosexuality. Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo alleged that those organizations are receiving intern....... [more]
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