In a majority decision on Friday, the east African country’s Supreme Court banned prosecutions of civilians in military courts and ordered all ongoing cases there to be transferred to civil courts.

Uganda's president condemned on Saturday a Supreme Court ruling that civilians cannot be tried in military court, while the army said it would continue court martialling ex-presidential candidate ...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military ...

Uganda's President Museveni declared the continuation of prosecuting civilians in military tribunals despite a Supreme Court ruling prohibiting it. Museveni argued that military prosecutions aid in ...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that civilians cannot be tried in military courts, marking a historic victory for human rights and judicial independence in Uganda ...

The Supreme court has put to rest all debate on whether civilians can be tried in military courts. In an almost unanimous ...

Hours after the Supreme Court pronounced itself on Court Martials,  Colonel Chris Magezi, Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) has tweeted on his X ...

KAMPALA: Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it was unconstitutional for civilians to be tried in military courts, raising hopes that the treason trial of ex-presidential candidate Kizza ...

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

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