“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.
The Prime Minister (Katikiro) of the Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga, has urged coffee growers across the country to register with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for continued access to the EU, the nation's largest market.