Uganda: Lawyer, 3 others held over Nekyon death claim

May 20, 2018

Detectives have arrested four people, including a lawyer, after they allegedly wrote to police seeking criminal investigation into the death of Akbar Adoko Nekyon.
Nekyon, a cousin of former president Dr Milton Obote, died on May 4.
Police officers arrested and detained Mr Adam Makmot, a lawyer, Ms Mariam Akullo, a relative of Nekyon, and two other men, who had gone to CID to rescue the duo on Thursday.
The four were arrested over what the police said was uttering false documents.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations spokesman Vincent Ssekatte confirmed the arrest of Mr Makmot, Ms Akullo, and two others men.
“Mr Makmot appeared on Thursday at CID headquarters at Kibuli [in Kampala] and we interviewed him. However, there are a few issues we didn’t complete. That is why he was detained. Akullo is also detained and she has given us important information about the issue. We still need more information from her,” Mr Ssekatte said on Friday.
The police say Mr Makmot wrote to CID on behalf of Akullo on May 8, asking them to investigate the death of Nekyon, claiming it wasn’t due to natural causes and cited foul play.

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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Lawyer-three-others-held-over-Nekyon-death-claim/688334-4570530-59jqxoz/index.html

https://www.redpepper.co.ug/nekyon-death-lawyer-arrested-at-cid/comment-page-1/

https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/former-minister-nekyons-death-sister-lawyer-and-2-others-arrested

Stop violating the 48 hour rule by detaning suspects beyond 48 hours. Release or arraign lawyer Adam Makmot before a competent court. pic.twitter.com/a9EJhuidLP

— Kiiza Eron (@eron_kiiza) May 21, 2018

ULS Pres. @SPKinobe2018 & @ULSCEO paid a visit to Jinja Rd PS to meet with Counsel Adam Makmot who contrary to the Constitution has been held for over 48hrs. The President vowed to push for the Law to be fully respected for all Ugandans to promote #RuleOfLaw.#BuildingBridges pic.twitter.com/qUySeAExr5

— Uganda Law Society (@ug_lawsociety) May 21, 2018

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Uganda: Man remanded over attacking lawyer with acid

March 3, 2018

Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded a man to Luzira prison over attacking a lawyer, Mr David Tebusweke Mayinja, with acid.

The suspect Isha Nuhu a driver and resident of Janda-Namugongo in Kira Municipality-Wakiso district is charged over conspiracy to murder and attempting to commit a felony by pouring acid on people.

Appearing in a session presided over by Grade One Magistrate, Charles Yeteise, the accused person Nuhu denied the charges.

He is charged a alongside one Hajji Kaboggoza Mutwalibu the key suspect who was not present before court. The prosecutor Ms Emily Ninsiima informed court that he (Mutwalibu) secured a police bond when the file was sanctioned by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Presiding Yeteise issued a warrant of arrest to Hajji Mutwalibu after criticizing the state prosecutor for having allowed the registration of a file before court, when all the suspects are not in police custody.

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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Man-remanded-attacking-lawyer-acid/688334-4326728-u0avav/index.html

https://www.independent.co.ug/man-plotted-acid-attack-kampala-city-tebusweke-lawyer-remanded/

https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1199721/attack-lawyer-mayinja-politically-motivated-land

Germany/Uganda: German Africa prize winner: ‘There are grave rights violations in Uganda’

November 23, 2017

Ugandan lawyer Nicholas Opiyo talked to DW about the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda and the intimidation and harassment he, and other activists, face in their country.

 

Nicholas Opiyo is a leading human rights lawyer and the founder of the human rights organization, Chapter Four Uganda. He has been working tirelessly since 2005 to promote civil liberties in Uganda, often for free.

Opiyo will be awarded the German Africa prize at a ceremony in the German capital, Berlin, this evening (23.11.2017). The German Africa Foundation gives the prize to honor “outstanding individuals for their long-standing endeavors to foster democracy, peace, human rights, art, culture, the social market economy and social concerns.”

Opiyo spoke to DW in Berlin about the dangers of being a human rights activist in Uganda and the questionable democratic practices of Uganda’s government.

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http://www.dw.com/en/german-africa-prize-winner-there-are-grave-rights-violations-in-uganda/a-41497135

https://www.allianz.com/en/press/news/commitment/community/171124_German-Africa-Prize/

http://www.dw.com/en/opiyo-the-2017-german-africa-prize-recipient/a-38709989

http://allafrica.com/stories/201711280948.html

http://www.dw.com/fr/lavocat-ougandais-nicholas-opiyo-laur%C3%A9at-du-prix-allemand-pour-lafrique/a-41510304 (FRANCAIS)

http://www.africa-live.de/deutscher-afrika-preis-an-nicholas-opiyo-aus-uganda/ (DEUTSCH)

Uganda: Last Hours of Lawyer Killed At His Home Gate

October 30, 2017

A lawyer yesterday became the latest statistic in a grotesque cycle of cold murders that have become a permanent feature of life in Kampala and neighbouring districts.

At 4:30am, Adam Haibala Mulongo returned home after an outing with friends, opened his gate, drove in and was hit with an object that sent him headlong down as he reversed the car inside his compound.

Mr Luke Owoyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, confirmed the incident.

“He was hit with a sharp object and collapsed, they left him unconscious and neighbours called police that took him to Kadic Hospital where he died at 10am,” said Mr Owoyesigire. Mr Paul Harera, a friend of the deceased, recounted to this newspaper that he returned home with another friend, Conrad Echodu, who followed him in a separate car with a Kenyan friend whom he stayed with.

When they approached the gate, something was not right; Mulongo’s car was parked unusually at the open gate with lights on.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201710310062.html

Kenya/Uganda: Makerere University Law graduates face degree scum probe

September 14, 2017

Law students who graduated from Makerere University will be required to produce certified academic papers before enrolling for this year’s bar examinations in Kenya. The Council of Legal Education (CLE) Thursday released a notice to the law students after reports that the degree scam is being investigated by Uganda’s oldest and biggest university. Makerere is investigating degrees awarded since 2011 and this is likely to affect many Kenyans who studied at the university. Dr Damalie Naggitta-Musoke, the former dean of the School of Law at Makerere, is leading a team that is auditing results. Ugandan sources said up to 88 lecturers, administrators from the senate, and students named in the marks scam are being investigated. It emerged that the staff changed students’ marks at an average Kenyan fee of Sh8,000 and Sh40,000 million per unit depending on the course and status of the student. Back home, the ripple effect of the audit has started to bite, with law students being the first casualties.

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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001254578/makerere-university-law-graduates-face-degree-scum-probe

https://www.mak.ac.ug/

Uganda: Mao Calls for Protection of Lawyers in Mumbere Case

January 4, 2017

Democratic Party (DP) President Nobert Mao has called for the protection of lawyers in the ongoing murder case against the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere and the victims of the recent clashes in Kasese.

Mao made the call after one of the lawyers in the case Samuel Muyizzi, who is also DP legal adviser, was attacked on Monday night by unknown people who reportedly demanded that he withdraws from the case.

Addressing the press on Tuesday at the DP Headquarters in Kampala, Mao said that he has spoken with the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Winnie Kiiza to ensure that the lawyers in the case are protected.

“Muyizzi was attacked on Monday night in town and the attackers were demanding that he withdraws from representing the victims of the Kasese violence. We are very concerned. This morning I spoke with Winnie Kiiza and told her to use her office to defend the lawyers.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201701040245.html

Uganda: UPR Submission

November 1, 2016

Since Human Rights Watch’s March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda’s next Universal Periodic Review, there have been ongoing violations of free assembly, expression, and association.

Between February and May after the general elections, police raided and sealed off the opposition political party Forum for Democratic Change headquarters, arrested party officials, and beat their supporters on several occasions. In May, opposition leader Kizza Besigye was charged with treason and remanded in prison. In July after the High Court granted him bail, police brutally beat Besigye’s supporters and other bystanders with sticks and batons as he drove through the streets of Kampala.

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Opposition activists brought a private prosecution for torture against the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura for his alleged involvement in beating opposition supporters in July. The possibility of a trial on the merits fell apart in August. Kayihura failed to appear in court, and police-backed demonstrators physically threatened the lawyers who brought the case and tried to prevent them from leaving the court. They were forced to hide in a magistrate’s office to avoid being assaulted by those voicing support for the police.

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https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/01/uganda-upr-submission