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Luzira prison spokesman orders prison wardens to shoot stubborn prisoners

It seems whoever has access to guns in Uganda has a right to kill and walks away safely. When you open newspapers printed in Uganda you can not fail to read stories of policemen, soldiers and state aides who have shot people to death and investigations into the matter stops naturally. The spokesperson of Uganda’s […]

Life at Luzira prison

Today our informers trekked to Luzira Upper Prison to check on some of the inmates on remand and others who are already convicted. They met with former Arua Municipality MP, Godi Akbar and former Toro Prime Minister John Katuramu and veteran journalist, Tedy Sezi Cheye among other prisoners. The inmates mentioned were in Great Spirit. […]

Prisoners write to UN over long detention

  Inmates at Luzira prison have petitioned UN to register their claims which involve the long detention in prison without trial. Some of the prisoners who have petitioned UN include those who were arrested during theBugandakingdom riots in 2009. The inmates in their petition indicated that many prisoners are languishing at Luzira prison and other […]

MPs want Uganda prisoners abroad to be repatriated

Members of Parliament want government to enter into treaties with other countries to repatriate Ugandans prisoners currently held in foreign prisons. Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke notes that countries such as Malaysia and China are holding in custody several Ugandans on charges of drug trafficking, murder and other crimes. Nambooze says efforts by some […]