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UN judge who forced woman to work as slave jailed for more than six years

May 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan woman to work as a slave in Britain. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found guilty […]

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Ex-rebel gets 40-year jail term in landmark Ugandan case

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Ugandan court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years in prison following a landmark war crimes trial. Thomas Kwoyelo was found guilty of 44 charges, including […]

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Ugandan man behind viral fake East African currency shocked by its success

March 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come to fruition. An account on X, called “Government of East Africa”, complete with a grey […]

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Victims of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen awarded more than $56m by the International Criminal Court

February 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Victims of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen have been awarded more than €52m ($56m; £44.5m) by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The order covers almost 50,000 people, including former child soldiers and children born out of […]

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Soldier shoots dead politician he was guarding

May 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister he was guarding. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for gender and labour, was shot at his home on […]

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Ugandan ivory trader sentenced to life in prison

October 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison – the longest sentence for such crimes in the country’s history. A new law was passed in 2019 that toughened sentences for poaching […]

Dominic Ongwen
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Dominic Ongwen convicted of war crimes for Uganda’s LRA rebels

February 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the first member of the LRA to appear […]

Bobi Wine
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine: Pop star MP charged with treason

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Ugandan MP and pop star Bobi Wine has been charged with treason in a civilian court shortly after a military court freed him. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was immediately re-arrested […]

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LRA commander Dominic Ongwen pleads not guilty to war crimes at ICC

December 7, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The first former child soldier to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has pleaded not guilty and told judges he was a victim too. Lords Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen said the LRA […]

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EU prioritises democracy, human-rights for Uganda

December 6, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The European Union, a major funder and strategic partner of Uganda, has released its new four-year country strategy on democracy and human-rights. The strategy, released on November 29, priorities freedom of assembly, association, expression and […]

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