Repeal Vagrancy Laws as they are Discriminatory: African Court Declares! by admin December 4, 2020 0 The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, in its 59th Ordinary Session, has today declared that vagrancy laws as...
APCOF Statement- Special Rapporteur on Prisons Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa by admin July 22, 2020 0 The African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Special Rapporteur on Prisons,...
Uganda Launches Coalition to Decriminalize Petty Offences by admin November 25, 2019 0 21 Civil society organizations have formed the Uganda Coalition to decriminalize petty offences. The coalition was formed at a 2-day...
UGANDA: Stop Arresting People For The Crime of “Idle and Disorderly” by admin October 1, 2019 0 H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda has directed that no person should be arrested for the crime of...
There are Alternatives to Criminal Prosecution for the Justice System by admin April 30, 2019 0 Recently, key criminal justice players in Kenya, led by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP), pitched tents...
No More Detention of Minor Offenders in New Bail Charter by admin April 30, 2019 0 Suspects accused of petty offences will no longer be held in custody or forced to pay cash bail, according to a...
Time to Declassify, Decriminalize Some Petty Offences by admin April 29, 2019 0 In May 2015, the Legal Resources Foundation Trust and the National Council on the Administration of Justice commissioned an audit...
Shortcomings in Criminal Justice Exposed by admin April 29, 2019 0 Judiciary report is raising serious concerns over the number of cases being overturned on appeal, and the low number of...
