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Uganda v Mfitumukiza Jamiru (Criminal Session No. 0230 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 344 (9 January 2025)
The High Court convicted Mfitumukiza Jamiru of aggravated trafficking in children and defilement, finding the complainant was 16 and that the offences were proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Uganda v Tukamuhebwa & Another (Criminal Session Case 139 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 666 (14 June 2024)
The High Court at Jinja acquitted two accused persons of aggravated trafficking in children, and A1 also of defilement, after finding the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
Uganda v Chelimo & 2 Others (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 10 of 2023) [2024] UGHCICD 5 (13 May 2024)
The High Court’s International Crimes Division confirmed charges of aggravated trafficking, aggravated defilement, and promoting trafficking against three accused persons.
Uganda v Chelimo (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 5 of 2023) [2024] UGHCICD 6 (6 May 2024)
The court found that the prosecution disclosed sufficient documentary and summary evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that Chelimo Julius Moses committed aggravated trafficking in children and aggravated defilement. The victim's age was proven by birth certificate and corroborated by other documents. The accused, as LCV Chairman, exercised authority and abused his position, recruiting, transporting, and harbouring the victim for sexual exploitation. DNA evidence and witness statements confirmed sexual acts. The court applied the evidential standard from the Rome Statute, requ…
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Uganda v Kato (Session Case 11 of 2022) [2023] UGHCICD 5 (9 November 2023)
The High Court ICD confirmed charges against Kato Innocent alias Mulondo for aggravated trafficking in children and aggravated defilement.
Mackenzie Leigh Mathis Spence and Another v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 20 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCRD 15 (22 March 2023)
The High Court granted bail to two applicants charged with aggravated trafficking in children and aggravated torture, relying on medical grounds and lack of proven flight risk.
Uganda v Nakazzi (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 21 of 2022) [2023] UGHCICD 16 (20 March 2023)
The court found that the prosecution's disclosed evidence, including witness statements and medical reports, was sufficient to establish substantial grounds to believe that the accused, Nakazzi Miriat, committed the offence of aggravated trafficking in children. The victim was seventeen years old, recruited and harboured by the accused, and subjected to sexual exploitation, harmful child labour, and servitude. The court held that, at pre-trial, the evidential burden is not to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt but to show strong and concrete grounds for belief. The accused's arguments regard…
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Mukalazi v Uganda (Criminal Application No. 27 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 35 (18 March 2021)
The applicant failed to prove to the satisfaction of the court that his asthmatic condition constitutes a grave illness incapable of adequate medical treatment in prison, as required by section 15(3)(a) of the Trial on Indictments Act. The medical report indicated that the applicant's asthma was being managed with inhalers in custody, and there was no evidence that the illness could not be treated while detained. The seriousness of the charge—aggravated trafficking in children, which carries a maximum sentence of death—and the early stage of investigations further weighed against granting bai…
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