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Kirumira v Kagaba & 16 Others (Civil Revision 5 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 197 (20 November 2024)
The High Court struck out and dismissed a civil revision application after finding the supporting affidavit was prolix and argumentative, and that revision grounds were not made out.
Uganda v Nakoupuet (Criminal Case No. 109 of 2016) [2019] UGHCCRD 14 (25 January 2019)
The court found that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, Lomoe Nakoupuet, forcefully abducted and raped the complainant, Loballa Sunday, without her consent, aided by her brothers. The survivor's testimony was credible and corroborated by medical evidence and eyewitness accounts. The accused was properly identified by the victim and her husband. The court condemned the cultural practices that perpetuate abduction and rape, emphasizing that such customs cannot override constitutional and international human rights protections. The accused's general denial and a…
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Bushoborozi v Uganda (HCT-01-CV-MC-0011 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCRD 14 (10 July 2015)
The High Court determined that the continued detention of the applicant, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity and subsequently declared mentally stable, without a Minister's order for release, was unconstitutional and a violation of his rights to liberty and fair trial. The court held that judicial power is vested in the courts, not the Minister, and that the law requiring the Minister to issue orders for the release or continued detention of criminal lunatics must be construed in conformity with the Constitution. The absence of a specific procedure does not oust the court's inheren…
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Civil Liberties Organization v Nigeria (Communication 67 of 1991) [1995] ACHPR 5 (22 March 1995)
The African Commission closed this communication after finding the alleged wrongful detention matter had been amicably resolved under Article 50 of the Charter.
International PEN v Burkina Faso (Communication 22 of 1988) [1994] ACHPR 7 (27 April 1994)
The African Commission closed a communication alleging wrongful detention after noting that the detained person had already been released.
Louis v Cameroon (Communication 59 of 1991) [1991] ACHPR 7 (1 January 1991)
The African Commission found that the applicant was denied due process under Article 7 of the African Charter and recommended that damages be assessed under Cameroonian law.
