Uganda Case Law

Ochom v Attorney General (UHRC/SRT/04/2008)

Ochom v Attorney General (UHRC/SRT/04/2008) [2018] UGHRC 26 (22 May 2018)

Court

Uganda Human Rights Commission

Case number

UHRC/SRT/04/2008

Judge

Dr. Katebalirwe Amooti Wa Irumba - Commissioner

The Tribunal found that the applicant's right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment was violated by police officers acting in their official capacity. The applicant's testimony, corroborated by eyewitness and medical evidence, established that he was assaulted, suffered soft tissue injuries, and was humiliated in front of his family. The respondent's arguments regarding the sufficiency of medical evidence and the intent behind the assault were rejected, as the law does not require medical evidence in every case of assault and the definition of torture…

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• Freedom From Torture
• Vicarious Liability
• Damages For Human Rights Violations
• Police Misconduct

Mugabe Hillary v Attorney General (Complaint UHRC 83 of 2009)

Mugabe Hillary v Attorney General (Complaint UHRC 83 of 2009) [2018] UGHRC 14 (16 May 2018)

Court

Uganda Human Rights Commission

Case number

Complaint UHRC 83 of 2009

Judges

Joseph A. A. Etima, Commissioner

The UHRC Tribunal held that soldiers attached to Katabi Air-force Barracks subjected Mugabe Hillary to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and awarded general damages.

• Freedom From Torture
• Cruel Inhuman Degrading Treatment
• Vicarious Liability
• Damages For Human Rights Violations
• Freedom-from-torture
• Cruel-inhuman-degrading-treatment