Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-05-30 18:19:58
The High Court in Kampala has ordered the government to pay Shs40 million in general damages to four environmental activists who were unlawfully detained beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit following their arrest during an anti-EACOP protest.
The ruling, delivered by Justice Collins Acellam through the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS), found that the state violated the applicants’ fundamental right to personal liberty. Each of the four activists will receive Shs10 million.
The activists—Alphonse Nkurunziza, Vicent Lubega Nsamba, Gerald Wenani, and…
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