We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the detention of Senior Counsel Martha Karua at Entebbe International Airport on 22nd June 2026, where she is being held incommunicado, denied all contact with counsel, with the defense team, and with her own family, pending an unlawful deportation to the Republic of Kenya,” the statement read in part.

“We have all the reasons to believe that Lukwago has been arrested by the CDF because he had filed several applications since Besigye was arrested in Nairobi, including that on human rights enforcement, which Justice Baguma endorsed for hearing on June 30th, 2026, at the High Court,” Ssemuju said.

The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has urged legal professionals across the region to use their expertise, influence, and...

Opposition Members of Parliament led by Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi on Tuesday May 20 2025 walked out of...

The Buganda Road Court has ordered the arrest of Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde. On Monday, 24th February, 2025,...

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has launched a thorough  investigation strategy into the Martial Court's controversial detention of  their...

Ssemakadde’s leadership style continues to lie under public scrutiny, battling the divide between freedom of expression and responsible professionalism in the law society.

The FDC politicians had just concluded a meeting at the Ukweli Pastoral Center on the outskirts of Kisumu City on July 23, 2024, when a group of armed people (believed to be Ugandan and Kenyan security personnel) broke into their rooms, allegedly assaulted, arrested, and drove them back to Uganda in the middle of the night.