Esoko & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others
Esoko & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 42 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 79 (30 April 2020)
The applicants' constitutional right to personal liberty under Article 23(4) was violated when they were detained for five days without being produced in court, exceeding the constitutionally mandated 48-hour period. The respondents admitted this breach, and the evidence supported the finding. However, the applicants failed to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that they were denied access to family, lawyers, food, medical care, sanitary ware, or subjected to torture or inhuman and degrading treatment. The court relied on respondent affidavits, cross-examination, and a locus visit, which c…
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- Illegal Detention
- Compensation For Rights Violation
- Fundamental Rights Enforcement
- Punitive Damages
- Judicial Redress