All posts tagged "Uganda Law Society"
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765Big StoryGgaba Daycare Murder: Legal body wants mobile court trial halted over fair hearing concerns
In a protest note dated April 13, ULS argues that the ongoing proceedings at Ggaba Community Church grounds violate fundamental fair trial...
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919Big StoryLaw Society warns Ggaba murder trial risks breaching right to fair hearing
The ULS argues that such an atmosphere risks violating Article 28 of the Constitution, which guarantees every accused person the right to...
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1.0KBig StoryULS slams ‘two-tier justice system’ after Museveni says MPs in graft case were forgiven after repenting
Speaking at the NRM retreat in Kyankwanzi, President Museveni stated that some legislators who had been charged with corruption were pardoned after...
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810Big StoryLaw Society demands Mufumbiro release as he seeks to bury wife
But Uganda Prisons spokesperson Frank Baine said there is no legal framework allowing remand prisoners temporary release for burial rites.
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1.2KBig StoryFirst batch of US deportees arrives in Uganda as legal groups cry foul
On Thursday, the Uganda Law Society and the East Africa Law Society announced they had gone to court to challenge the deportation,...
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3.6KBig StoryLaw Society moves to block secret deal to dump US aslyum seekers in Uganda
The Uganda-linked deportation plan mirrors similar controversial transfers under US immigration policy, where migrants have been sent to third countries far from...
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558NationalULS demands release of journalist Arnold Mukose abducted after radio talkshow
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose following his reported...
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1.3KBig StoryULS demands answers over Lira LDC closure, want new legal education reforms
The Uganda Law Society says the closure of LDC Lira Campus exposes deep flaws in legal education, calling for urgent reforms and...
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1.3KBig StoryULS slams judiciary over Mabirizi detention despite nullified Computer Misuse Law
The Uganda Law Society has condemned judiciary for continuing to detain lawyer Male Mabirizi despite a Constitutional Court ruling nullifying the Computer...
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“No judge can order kneeling,” says Ssemakadde after judge orders lawyer to kneel in court
The ULS President directly criticised the conduct of Justice Mohammed Umar, arguing that compelling a lawyer to kneel undermines not just individual...
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1.1KBig Story“No more begging”- Uganda Law Society rejects Museveni’s Shs5bn pledge, cuts financial ties to stay independent
In Executive Order No. 8 of 2026, signed by ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde, the Law Society ordered an immediate halt to any...
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633Big Story‘Victory for Free Speech’: ULS welcomes nullification of ‘Nsereko’ Computer Misuse Act
Uganda Law Society has welcomed the nullification of the Computer Misuse Act, calling the Constitutional Court ruling a major victory for free...
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700Big StoryLaw Society drags govt to East African Court over NGOs suspension
Uganda Law Society has dragged the government to the East African Court of Justice over the suspension of several NGOs accused of...
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556Big StoryUganda Law Society queries IGP over police role in Muwema Law Firm eviction
The Uganda Law Society has written to IGP Abbas Byakagaba demanding clarification over police involvement in the forceful eviction of Muwema &...
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650Big StoryEviction of Muwema Law Firm breached legal procedures – ULS
The Uganda Law Society has condemned the eviction of Muwema & Co. Advocates from their Kololo offices, accusing Downtown Investments and police...
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599CourtTikToker Obonyo granted bail in electoral commentary case
Lira TikToker Patrick Obonyo has been granted bail after two weeks on remand over alleged electoral remarks, as his lawyers pursue an...
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1.2KNational‘Justice in Hiding’ – Exiled ULS President warns of shrinking legal space in anniversary missile
Exiled Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde has marked one year in forced exile with a powerful statement accusing state institutions of...
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809National‘Punished Before Trial’ – CSOs, Lawyers slam NGO Bureau over suspensions
Civil society leaders and lawyers have accused the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations of “punishing organisations before trial” following the suspension of...
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646OP-EDThe Twenty-Year War on Bail: How Museveni Dismantled a Constitutional Right
Human rights lawyer Simon Peter Esomu analyses President Yoweri Museveni’s two-decade campaign against bail, examining key political flashpoints, judicial reforms, and the...
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821Big StorySsemakadde to mark a year in exile with radical debate on Rule of Law, judicial independence
Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde is set to mark one year in exile with an X Spaces discussion featuring Justice Esther...
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ULS calls out arrest of Lira blogger Obonyo amid intimidation over election debate
The Uganda Law Society has condemned the arrest of Lira blogger Obonyo Patrick over election-related comments, citing constitutional guarantees of free speech.
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1.3KBig StoryLawyers want EC Boss Byabakama out over 2026 election mess
Uganda Law Society has demanded the resignation and prosecution of EC chair Justice Simon Byabakama over alleged irregularities, violence and BVVK failures...
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ULS, Judiciary clash again over Zeija’s bid to silence online critics
Uganda Law Society has hit back at Chief Justice Flavian Zeija’s stance on online criticism of judges, citing past clashes involving lawyers...
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690Big StoryULS boycotts New Law Year opening amid standoff with Judiciary
Uganda Law Society has said it will boycott of the 2026 New Law Year opening scheduled for Thursday, February 05, accusing the...