Uganda is preparing for a election in an atmosphere of political violence. The leading opposition presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself ...

Uganda’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday allowing civilians to be tried before military courts. The bill – known as the 2025 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill – substantially ...

Uganda’s leading opposition contender, Bobi Wine, now campaigns dressed for combat. A flak jacket and helmet have become routine as he moves from rally to rally, a visible acknowledgment of the ...

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a measure that will allow civilians to be tried in military courts. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025 was ...

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba inspects graduates at Nakasongola Air Base on 3 July. (Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces) The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces - Air Force (UPDF-AF) has established a college at ...

Uganda's new military justice bill is in direct defiance of a 2025 Supreme Court ruling. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 22 May 2025. Military courts long used to persecute ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan government introduced a bill in parliament on Tuesday that would allow military tribunals to prosecute civilians, months after the country's Supreme Court ruled the ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday sharply criticized recent legislation that allows civilians in Uganda to be tried in military courts. This comes in ...