Lawyers representing political activists, including Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Eron Kiiza are currently ...

Last Friday, the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, declared the trial of civilians in the military ...

Ugandan opposition leaders have demanded the release of a colleague whose military trial faces a legal challenge after the ...

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

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

Eron Kiiza, lawyer to the incarcerated opposition veteran Dr Kizza Besigye, is serving a nine-month jail term imposed by ...

Immediately Halt Ongoing Trials of Civilians; Review Past ConvictionsUganda's Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights, Human Rights ...

Responding to the assault, arrest, summary conviction and nine-month sentencing by a Ugandan military court of Eron Kiiza, lawyer for detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye, Amnesty ...

Uganda’s opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, and aide, Obeid Lutale, face a legal setback after their colleague, Eron Kiiza, was sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court Kiiza was ...

They also protested at the detention of prominent human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza, who is part of Besigye's defence team. At Besigye's last court appearance on Jan. 7, Kiiza was sentenced to nine ...

Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary detention, judicial harassment and acts of torture and ill-treatment against Mr Eron Kiiza, a lawyer involved in ...

The General Court Martial has has sentenced lawyer Eron Kiiza to nine months in prison for what it termed as "gross professional misconduct". Mr Kiiza, one of the key lawyers in opposition figure ...