Ugandan law students wrestle with real-life human rights issues
Determined – and brave – staff at Uganda’s Makerere University law school have done it again: they have incorporated a current ‘hot’ Ugandan human rights issue into an examination written last week. While it is common practice in many countries for exam questions to...
Eswatini’s law society boss accused of undermining court’s integrity
Prominent Eswatini lawyer, Mangaliso Magagula, faces a personal D-Day: he has been charged with contempt of court by high court judge Titus Mlangeni who said the evidence indicated, on the face of it, that Magagula had committed contempt by undermining the integrity...
Valentine’s Day, but not much legal love in Uganda
Tensions continue to build in Uganda, where the government and the army are still ignoring the supreme court judgment of more than two weeks ago. This landmark decision nullifies trials of civilians in military courts, ordering that all civilians still on trial before...