Besigye and the co-accused Kamulegeya are not the first civilians to appear before the military court; many have been charged, and in the case of Micheal Kabaziguruka, the former MP for Nakawa division, the Constitutional Court held a decision that the General Court Martial has no power to try civilians, though this still continues to happen.

Some of the released NUP political prisoners have asked fellow party supporters to continue fighting for jailed comrades. While speaking...

In a statement dated October 22, 2024, the President of the Uganda Law Society, Isaac Ssemakadde, denounced the militarization of the judicial system.

"Kivumbi, on August 3,2024, while at Nansana East II B zone in Nansana municipality, Wakiso district was found in unlawful possession of a pair of pips for the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, the said pops being gazetted by defence stores."

The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye has dismissed a case against the former Uganda Police Force Director of...

The General Court Martial has dropped all charges against General Kale Kayihura that were filed in 2018, a year...