Wanyenze v Uganda (High Court Miscellaneous Application 130 of 2021)
Wanyenze v Uganda (High Court Miscellaneous Application 130 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 114 (16 September 2021)
The court found that while the Chief Magistrate did not contravene the law by imposing a cash bail, the continued incarceration of the Applicant for over 120 days without trial constituted unreasonable detention under section 15 of the Human Rights (Enforcement) Act. The inability to meet bail conditions is irrelevant to the determination of unreasonable detention. The Applicant, having been on remand for over 252 days without trial, met the statutory threshold for unreasonable detention. The court held that bail conditions must be reasonable and not so onerous as to negate the right to bail,…
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- Bail Conditions
- Unreasonable Detention
- Human Rights Enforcement
- Remand Periods