Tag Archives: Eron Kiiza

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court’s Criminal Division has set April 4th as the date for a ruling on the bail application of lawyer Eron Kiiza. Eron Kiiza on Tuesday appeared before the High Court Criminal Division Judge Michael Elubu for a hearing of his bail application. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued a production warrant directing the officer in Charge of Kitalya, Luzira, Kigo and Nakasongola prisons to produce lawyer Eron Kiiza before Court next week  for hearing of his bail application. According to the order signed by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Eron Kiiza, who was sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court by the General Court Martial, has appealed his conviction and sentence in the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala. Kiiza, who represented opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his …

Judge Singiza emphasized that the High Court’s jurisdiction was limited in this matter, and Kiiza had not followed the correct procedure for seeking his release from the Court Martial. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by jailed lawyer Eron Kiiza, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General’s office has defended the nine-month jail term handed to lawyer Eron Kiiza by the General Court Martial, arguing that it was a lenient sentence. This comes as Kiiza’s legal team, led by Peter Mukidi Walubiri, pushes for his release, citing a …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has directed lawyers representing detained lawyer Eron Kiiza to file written submissions in his bid for release from prison. Kiiza is currently serving a nine-month sentence handed down by the Court Martial. On Wednesday, Civil Division Judge Dr. Douglas …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of youth activists have called upon the judiciary to break its silence on human rights violations, particularly when Ugandans are prosecuted in military courts. The activists claim that the judiciary’s inaction and silence have enabled prolonged injustices, persecution, and subjugation of civilians, …

KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eron Kiiza, the lawyer of Dr. Kizza Besigye, who was recently convicted and sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt, has vowed not to apologize to the general court-martial to secure his freedom. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network from Kitalya Min Max …

 Observatory challenges arbitrary detention, judicial harassment and torture of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza   London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has written to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to challenge the nine-month jail term imposed on fellow lawyer Eron Kiiza by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial. Kiiza was summarily sentenced for contempt of court on January …