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June 13, 2024

Uganda: the country's prisons a hell for gay prisoners

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Africa LGBTQI Torture Violence Uganda

A gay man who was held in a Ugandan prison for more than two months is speaking out about the gross human rights violations he suffered while in custody.

September 22, 2020

Ouganda: vaste chasse à l'homme pour retrouver 200 prisonniers échappés

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Africa Coronavirus Health Protest Uganda

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February 25, 2020

Uganda newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates

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Africa Facilities Overcrowding Uganda

The Shs 25 billion facility sits on 5-acres of land and is situated about 55 kilometers northwest of Kampala, in Wakiso district. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) with Ambitious Construction Limited as the contractor. It was built…

August 9, 2019

Uganda: tortured in prison, Bizimana narrates his ordeal

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Africa Torture Uganda

Frank Bizimana was deported on Tuesday having spent more than a year in a jail in Ntungamo where he was physically and physiologically tortured.

May 3, 2018

Uganda: Kakumiro prisoners accuse prison authorities of torture

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Torture Uganda

Four inmates at Kyabisenge- Kakumiro prison have been admitted to Kakumiro health center Four with serious health conditions. There are allegations that the four were tortured by prison officers. This comes on the heels of a story aired on NTV at the weekend where another inmate accused the prison…

February 14, 2017

Uganda: prisoners protest altered penalties

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Uganda

Inmates at Masaka Prison yesterday protested harsher court sentences imposed on them instead of the lesser penalties agreed upon under the new Plea Bargain justice system.

October 12, 2016

Uganda : government to build 1000-capacity jails annually to cut down congestion

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Africa Facilities Uganda

Kampala — Uganda Prison Services is to build a 1000-inmate capacity prison annually starting this year in order to cut down congestion, the Internal Affairs minister has announced. Maj Gen Jeje Odongo, who was accompanied by state minister Mario Obiga Kania and prison officers made his maiden visit…

September 17, 2016

Uganda: education in Luzira Women’s Prison

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Africa Women Uganda

When you walk through the administration block of Luzira Women’s Prison, the first thing you notice is the neat lawn. Then, you see students studying under three trees. In their yellow uniforms, these are not your average students, though. Four women sit on benches under the first tree, facing a bl…

September 11, 2016

Uganda : Prisons service calls for amending law to limit time inmates spend on remand

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Africa Uganda

The Uganda Prisons Service is calling for a revision in the law to limit the period an inmate can spend on remand awaiting trial. According to prisons authorities, in prisons across the country, many inmates have been committed to the High Court for trial and their hearings are conducted for years.…

July 1, 2016

Uganda : judiciary moves to end prison congestion

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Africa Uganda

To decongest East Africa’s most congested prisons in Uganda; the judiciary has sought and secured Shs 4bn. According to deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma, the money will help the cash-strapped judiciary run the limping criminal court sessions and reduce on the case backlog. “Each quarter, the judi…

June 17, 2016

Uganda: do remand homes rehabilitate children?

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Africa Uganda

Children aged 12 - 18, who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, committing crimes that require more than just a caution, are detained in one of six remand homes gazetted for that purpose. If awaiting trial, the offending children are placed in Fort Portal, Gulu, Mbale, Masindi, Arua, or Na…

April 27, 2016

Uganda : government launches handbook to protect juveniles

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Africa Uganda

The Government of Uganda and UNICEF on Wednesday launched a child-friendly justice handbook to guide prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice system, in handling child-related cases in a child-friendly and gender responsive manner. The handbook is produced by the Directorate of Public P…

April 25, 2016

Uganda : prisons use sports to encourage team spirit

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Africa Uganda

At the Murchison Bay prison, a section of the Luzira prison complex, those involved are mostly aged between 22 and 35. Louis Majwala is an inmate who heads the sports department. “We are confined in one place and we need ways to release stress, sports is one of them. There are many guys who are tal…

March 9, 2016

Uganda updates prison farms in face of rights concerns

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Africa Uganda

Uganda is in the process of modernizing its prison farms amid ongoing concerns over the welfare and possible exploitation of prisoners. Andrew Kisitu, the commissioner in charge of 27 prison farms, told Anadolu Agency that the government recently provided 7.5 billion Uganda shillings ($2.2 million)…

October 23, 2015

Uganda: rehabilitation, spies, and goals at Uganda's lone maximum security prison

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Africa Uganda

Uganda’s only maximum security prison, Luzira, holds a sophisticated prison soccer tournament known not only for its top-notch talent, but the remarkable part it plays in the country’s low recidivism rate.

August 28, 2015

Uganda: 28,000 inmates spend nights standing

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Africa Uganda

As a result of congestion in the country’s 247 jails, more than half of the prison population (about 28,000 prisoners) spends the night standing. This state of prisons highlights what the lawmakers yesterday called a crisis in the criminal justice system as authorities blame “perennial underfunding…

May 28, 2015

Uganda: the prison where murderers play for Manchester United

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Africa Uganda

A decade ago, Opio Moses was a lowly policeman out in the sticks of Eastern Uganda with a complicated love life. He had fallen for the wrong woman. One day, her uncle, who was politically connected, came to pay Moses a visit at home. He told Moses at gunpoint that their match was unsuitable and tha…