Uganda Case Law

The Uganda Journalists Association v The Attorney General & 9 Others

The Uganda Journalists Association v The Attorney General & 9 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 64 of 2021) [2024] UGHCCD 190 (13 November 2024)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 64 of 2021

Judge

Boniface Wamala, J

The court found that the 2nd and 3rd applicants, both journalists, were assaulted by UPDF officers under the command of the 3rd respondent while covering a news event, resulting in serious physical and psychological injuries. The evidence, including photographs and medical reports, was credible and uncontroverted. The acts constituted torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, and violated the applicants' constitutional rights to dignity, freedom from torture, and freedom of the press and media. The 3rd–10th respondents were personally liable for the violations, and the Attorney General was vi…

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• Freedom Of Press
• Freedom From Torture
• Freedom Of Speech
• Vicarious Liability
• Personal Liability

Monitor Publications Ltd v Attorney General

Monitor Publications Ltd v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 747 of 2013) [2018] UGCommC 28 (16 August 2018)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 747 of 2013

The High Court held that police unlawfully shut down Monitor Publications’ business beyond the terms of a search warrant and after the warrant was vacated.

• Freedom Of Press
• Unlawful Search And Seizure
• Damages For Loss Of Business
• Rule Of Law
• Trespass To Land
• Court Orders And Compliance

Moses Ali v Monitor Publications Ltd

Moses Ali v Monitor Publications Ltd (Civil Suit No.415 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 6 (29 June 2005)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No.415 of 2002

The High Court of Uganda dismissed a defamation claim arising from a newspaper article and photograph said to imply the plaintiff was overweight, diabetic, and impotent.

• Defamation
• Libel
• Media Liability
• Public Officials
• Malice
• Freedom Of Press

Woods and Another v Liberia (Communication 256 of 2002)

Woods and Another v Liberia (Communication 256 of 2002) [2003] ACHPR 51 (20 November 2003)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 256 of 2002

The African Commission declared a complaint over the detention of Liberian journalists inadmissible because the applicants did not show exhaustion of local remedies.

• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
• Arbitrary Detention
• Due Process Rights
• Habeas Corpus
• Freedom Of Press
• Exhaustion-of-local-remedies