The Uganda Prisons Service has said it will not release Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye and other civilians who have been facing ...

President Museveni remarked that he had named his son 'Muhoozi,' a name he said meant "Avenger," signaling that anyone who hurts him (Museveni) would face his son's wrath.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General on the ...

Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights.

What seemed like a landmark victory for the rule of law in Uganda, delivered by the country’s highest court, lasted only a ...

prompting calls from prison reform advocates for urgent intervention. The Uganda Prisons Service is staring into a significant budget reduction in the fiscal year 2025/26, with funding slashed by Shs8 ...

The Uganda Prisons Service has refuted claims that unknown intruders attempted to access four-time presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye’s cell at Luzira Upper Prison.Besigye, who is also a founder ...

A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has said his long stay on remand has exposed the ...

While addressing the media last week, Uganda Law Society president Isaac Ssemakadde demanded that the decision be delivered ...

At least twelve Kirinya Prison inmates in Jinja City were hospitalized on Sunday afternoon following a lightning strike at the facility. Uganda Prison Spokesperson Frank Baine says the twelve ...

On January 7, 2025, soldiers blocked human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza from entering the defendant’s section of a military court ...

As a result, Uganda Prisons Service Spokesperson Frank Baine stated that they are waiting for instructions from the Attorney ...