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...
Triple headache for Uganda’s legal, human rights sectors
Legal and human rights circles in Uganda have been roiled by no fewer than three troubling developments in the last week. Over the weekend, the secretary of the Uganda Law Society purported to expel both the organisation’s newly-elected president, Isaac Ssemakadde,...
Uganda’s constitutional court petitioned over AG’s ‘judicial interference’
Uganda’s legal system is embroiled in yet another controversy over alleged political interference in judicial independence. This time, an official of the Attorney-General’s office wrote to the principal judge (roughly equivalent to a divisional judge president in...