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...
Crisis edges closer as Museveni slams Ugandan apex court’s decision
A constitutional crisis looms in Uganda where President Yoweri Museveni has slammed last week’s watershed judgment by the country’s highest court. The judges found that courts martial had no jurisdiction over civilians and that all such trials had to stop immediately....
Major new decision by Eswatini’s highest court affirms human rights, democratic principles
In an extraordinary judgment, the highest court in Eswatini has come out strongly supporting human rights and against the kingdom’s police chief. The stance taken by the supreme court in this decision is almost unheard of in that country, particularly in the way that...