HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

 The Anti-corruption Division of the High court  was established in July 2008 by the Judiciary as a specialized Division to adjudicate corruption and corruption related cases. The Division commenced hearing cases in December 2008. 

The Establishment of the ACD was a deliberate step by the Judiciary, in response to demands by Government and other institutions engaged in fighting corruption, to take drastic action against the corrupt by strengthening the adjudicatory mechanism for fighting corruption.

The Principal Judge administratively set up the ACD, as a specialized Division of the High Court to adjudicate corruption cases. The Chief Justice would like to formally establish the ACD through a Practice Direction.

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Plot 8 Mabua Road, Kololo, Kampala- Uganda.
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September 2022
Court found proven torture, quashed trial as nullity and awarded damages and costs against responsible state agencies.
Human rights – Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment – Non-derogable rights (Articles 24, 44) – Evidence of torture: affidavits, photographs, medical report – Human Rights (Enforcement) Act 2019: nullity of trial and acquittal (s.11(2)), compensation and punitive damages (s.9) – Military involvement in arrest and prolonged incommunicado detention.
12 September 2022