“This judgment risks legitimizing Uganda’s well-documented record of torture instead of eradicating it,” Asiimwe said, adding that the ruling prioritized the completion of criminal trials over the absolute prohibition of torture.
The DNA testing process was conducted by government forensic experts and overseen by Minister Balaam Barugahara. Also present during the release of the results were the Police Forensic Directorate and the Government Analytical Laboratory, including Director Andrew Mubiru and Kepher Kuchana Kateu.
Thirty-three distinguished Ugandans will be honored with national medals during the 40th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement/Army (NRM/A)...
As Uganda prepares to celebrate its 62 years since it got its independence on October 9, 2024, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to award 40 distinguished Ugandans with special medals.