The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has warned the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, against what it describes as continued attacks on lawyers and the rule of law. Speaking to Bbeg Media, the ULS vice president, Anthony Asiimwe, said Gen Muhoozi should remember that Uganda is governed by a Constitution that must be respected…
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has given the army 24 hours to release Erias Lukwago, the former Kampala lord mayor and prominent opposition lawyer who was arrested from his home by soldiers this morning. Lukwago, the president of the opposition People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), was arrested at his residence in Wakaliga, Rubaga, by operatives…
Elison Karuhanga, a senior lawyer and long time ally of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) president Isaac Ssemakadde has publicly broken ranks with him, warning that the bar association risks losing its legitimacy if it abandons political neutrality. In a strongly worded opinion article, Karuhanga argues that the ULS must remain neutral and should not…
The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has said her life is in danger following growing public frustration over human rights abuses across the country. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s offices in Kampala todat to mark International Human Rights Day, Wangadya said the commission continues to receive a…
