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There was utter shock yesterday as 5 women stormed a session of the UN Committee on torture in Geneva, Switzerland. Appearing before the UN Committee against torture in Geneva, the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, defended the government of Uganda on torture. He said that the commitment to protect people against this has remained “resolute”. Further, he also denied the existence ...

Two lawyers have petitioned the High Court challenging a decision by the government to award a coffee deal to Uganda Vinci Coffee Company limited. The deal will apparently let the company single-handedly manage the production, export, and setting of prices of Coffee beans and related products. Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company (UVCC) Limited owned by Italian ...

Government has denied accusations of persecuting opposition MPs Ssewanyana and Ssegirinya. Some people have been accusing the government of being behind the cases that were laid on the two. Lawyer Mabirizi said the actions by the state have made it difficult for the two legislators to effectively get representation by a lawyer of their choice. This is because of the ...

Legislators have answered Museveni’s suggestion of reviewing the Sexual Bill by rejecting it. There reason is that the president brought the bill back later than speculated time. The MPs said President Museveni failed to return the Bill within the 30-day-period. Legislators on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee sent away the Attorney General, Mr. Kiryowa Kiwanuka without giving a second ...

The High Court in Kampala is set to rule on Bobi Wine House arrest case on Monday next week. The court will decid whether former presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and his wife Barbra Itungo are in illegal detention at their home. This comes after Justice Micheal Elubu heard Kyagulanyi’s lawyers who contend that the UPDF and police have placed ...