Ugandan lawmakers bring back military courts' ability to try civilians

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Ugandan lawmakers bring back military courts' ability to try civilians  Uganda passed a bill on Tuesday that authorises military courts to conduct civilian trials, a practice that was deemed unconstitutional in a Supreme Court ruling in January.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/ugandan-lawmakers-bring-back-military-courts-ability-to-try-civilians  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00civilians tried in military courts this is the practice ugandan lawmakers brought back with a

00:09controversial bill on tuesday after the supreme court ruling had banned court marshalling for

00:13civilians in january such trials were in use for the last two decades despite widespread criticism

00:20and concern human rights organizations such as amnesty international say that uganda is using

00:26these trials as a means of repressing dissent ahead of the 2026 general election the bill has

00:33also sparked an outcry among opposition leaders who warned that the new law is a danger to anyone

00:39opposing long-term president yoweri museveni who has been in power since 1986

00:43museveni who is expected to run again in the upcoming election is set to sign the bill within days

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