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Citation
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Judgment date
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| March 2025 |
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Prolonged police detention without court appearance constitutes a violation of the right to personal liberty warranting compensation.
Constitutional law – Right to personal liberty – Unlawful and arbitrary detention – Police custody exceeding 48 hours – Vicarious liability of state for actions of police – Compensation for human rights violations.
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24 March 2025 |
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Complaint dismissed for lack of evidence connecting alleged detention and torture to agents of the respondent.
Human rights – right to personal liberty – right to freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment – evidentiary threshold to establish liability of state and vicarious responsibility – dismissal for lack of sufficient evidence linking alleged abuses to state agents.
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7 March 2025 |
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State vicariously liable for UPDF soldiers’ extrajudicial killing of a civilian; damages awarded for violation of right to life.
Human rights – Right to life – Extrajudicial killing by state agents – Vicarious liability of the state – Compensation for violation of fundamental rights.
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7 March 2025 |
| February 2025 |
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The tribunal held the state liable for a detainee's unlawful death in custody, awarding compensation for violation of the right to life.
Human rights – right to life – unlawful death in state custody – vicarious liability of the state – burden of proof – detainee’s unexplained death – compensation for violation of fundamental rights.
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20 February 2025 |
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State agents’ intentional and unlawful killing of a detainee constitutes a violation of the right to life and attracts compensation.
Human rights – right to life – death in police custody – state liability – burden of proof – compensation – exemplary damages – vicarious liability for acts of state agents.
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20 February 2025 |
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State agents are liable for acts of torture; credible testimony suffices for compensation even absent medical evidence.
Human rights – Torture – State liability – Constitutional protection from torture – Standards of proof for acts of torture – Assessment of damages for proven violation – Weight of testimonial evidence versus medical evidence.
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17 February 2025 |
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A complaint of torture was dismissed for lack of evidence linking the respondent or its agents to the alleged acts.
Human rights – Freedom from torture – Burden of proof – State liability – Vicarious liability – Torture must be linked to acts of state agents to sustain a claim – Absence of evidence against respondent or its agents.
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11 February 2025 |
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The tribunal awarded compensation for unlawful arrest and torture by UPDF soldiers, emphasizing the inviolability of rights.
Human rights - Freedom from torture - Vicarious liability - Compensation for violation of rights.
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11 February 2025 |
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The tribunal finds state liable for police torture, orders compensation to the complainant.
Human Rights – Torture and unlawful treatment – Liability of state for actions of police officers.
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1 February 2025 |
| November 2024 |
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The tribunal awarded compensation for unlawful detention beyond constitutional limits despite justified arrest for serious allegations.
Human Rights - Personal Liberty - Unlawful Detention - Vicarious Liability of the State for Actions of Police - Compensation for Human Rights Violations.
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27 November 2024 |
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A complaint of torture and unlawful detention was dismissed for lack of credible, consistent, and corroborated evidence.
Human rights – protection from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – personal liberty – burden of proof – standard of proof – credibility of evidence – dismissal of complaint where inconsistencies and lack of corroboration exist.
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27 November 2024 |
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The tribunal found the state vicariously liable for the unlawful, intentional killing of a civilian by its agent and awarded compensation.
Human rights – Right to life – State liability for unlawful killing by security forces – Vicarious liability – Compensation for violation of constitutional rights.
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27 November 2024 |
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Prolonged police detention beyond 48 hours without court appearance constituted unlawful deprivation of liberty, warranting moderate compensation.
Human rights – unlawful detention – right to personal liberty – constitutional rights – vicarious liability of the State – compensation for illegal detention – assessment of damages in context of serious criminal allegations.
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27 November 2024 |
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Tribunal finds UPDF soldiers violated colleague’s right to life, orders compensation for bereaved family.
Constitutional law – Right to life – Vicarious liability – UPDF soldiers' unlawful killing of colleague – General damages awarded.
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27 November 2024 |
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The tribunal dismissed a torture complaint due to insufficient evidence, contradictions, and lack of independent corroboration.
Human rights – Right to protection from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – burden of proof – evidential inconsistencies and lack of corroboration – dismissal of complaint where claim not proven.
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26 November 2024 |
| August 2024 |
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Tribunal dismissed a torture complaint, finding police used minimal force to subdue resistance and no rights were violated.
Human rights – Torture – Police conduct during arrest – Lawful use of force – Standard of proof – Compensation for violation of rights – Credibility of evidence.
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21 August 2024 |
| June 2024 |
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The tribunal found state agents violated detainees' rights through torture while detaining them for their protection from mob violence.
Human rights - protection from torture - wrongful detention - vicarious liability of state for police actions.
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26 June 2024 |
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Prolonged, unjustified police detention was found to violate the right to personal liberty, warranting state compensation.
Human rights—torture and inhuman treatment—standard of proof and reliability of evidence—right to personal liberty—false imprisonment—illegal detention—damages—vicarious liability of the state.
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24 June 2024 |
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Complainants' detention exceeded lawful period; ordered compensation for violation of personal liberty.
Human Rights – Personal Liberty – excessive detention without court arraignment – allegations of torture not substantiated due to unreliable evidence.
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24 June 2024 |
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Police officers found liable for torturing complainants, ordered to compensate for rights violations.
Human rights – Protection from torture – Police conduct – Compensation – Vicarious liability for acts of police officers.
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21 June 2024 |
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The tribunal dismissed a complaint of unlawful detention, highlighting justified police action to prevent physical harm.
Human rights - right to personal liberty - police detention for protective purposes - legal justification under Ugandan law.
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21 June 2024 |
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The tribunal found the respondent vicariously liable for torture by its agent and awarded compensation for the violation of absolute rights.
Constitutional law – Human rights – Torture – Freedom from cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment – Vicarious state liability for acts of police officers – Compensation for torture and abuse by public officials.
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12 June 2024 |
| May 2024 |
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Tribunal awarded compensation for illegal detention but found torture claims unproven due to inconsistent evidence.
Human Rights - Torture and unlawful detention - Personal liberty - Compensation for unlawful detention - Vicarious liability of state agents.
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20 May 2024 |
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The tribunal dismissed the complaint as evidence of property rights violation by KCCA was unsubstantiated and challenges were aimed at averting criminal charges.
Human rights law – right to property – vicarious liability – lawful intervention by authorities to address public nuisance – insufficient evidence for special damages claim.
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20 May 2024 |
| March 2024 |
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Uganda Human Rights Tribunal dismisses police torture claims citing lack of severity in alleged injuries.
Human Rights - Torture - Whether police actions amounted to torture - Criteria for determining torture under international law and Ugandan law.
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25 March 2024 |
| January 2024 |
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A complaint alleging violation of the right to health against state hospital staff fails for want of an actionable legal basis.
Human rights – right to health – scope of actionable rights under Ugandan constitutional and international law – medical negligence – hospital liability – vicarious liability of the state – requirements for actionable human rights violations.
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24 January 2024 |
| December 2023 |
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Tribunal awards compensation for human rights violation despite prior injury not linked to alleged abuse.
Human Rights – Protection from Torture – Compensation for violation – Admission of liability – Assessment of damages.
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7 December 2023 |
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A claim of police torture and cruel treatment was dismissed for lack of credible evidence and implausible medical reports.
Human rights – freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – vicarious liability of the Attorney General – evidentiary standards – reliability of medical evidence – false claims and fabricated evidence.
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5 December 2023 |
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The state was held vicariously liable and ordered to compensate after police accidentally killed a protester while acting in self-defense.
Constitutional law – right to life – use of force by law enforcement – self-defense – vicarious liability of the State for actions of police officers – compensation for accidental killing during dispersal of protests.
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4 December 2023 |
| September 2023 |
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A complaint alleging torture and cruel treatment was dismissed due to grave inconsistencies and insufficient evidence to prove the claims.
Human rights – freedom from torture – complaint of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment – burden of proof – inconsistencies in evidence – dismissal for lack of proof.
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29 September 2023 |
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Detention beyond 48 hours justified for safety; no human rights violation found.
Criminal Procedure – Right to personal liberty – Detention beyond 48 hours – Police justification for extended detention.
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29 September 2023 |
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Fraudulent evidence and inconsistent identities led to dismissal of right to life violation claim against state agents.
Human rights - right to life - evidentiary burden - fraudulent evidence - inconsistency in complainant's identity
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27 September 2023 |
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State agents' torture and illegal detention of suspects amounted to constitutional and international human rights violations warranting compensation.
Human rights – freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment – illegal detention – vicarious liability of the state – award of damages.
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5 September 2023 |
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State agents found liable for torture; compensation ordered, but claim for property loss dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
Human rights – freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment – vicarious liability of state – standard of proof – quantum of damages – right to property – evidentiary requirements.
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5 September 2023 |
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The tribunal awarded UGX 9,000,000 for violations of the rights to freedom from torture and personal liberty.
Human Rights Law – Torture – Illegal Detention – Compensation for violation of non-derogable rights.
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4 September 2023 |
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The Uganda Human Rights Commission found state agents liable for torture and awarded compensation to the complainant.
Human rights law – Freedom from torture – State liability for police actions – Compensation assessment for human rights violation.
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4 September 2023 |
| May 2023 |
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The tribunal dismissed a human rights complaint against the state, finding police acted on a genuine but mistaken third-party report.
Human rights – personal liberty – protection from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – liability of state for actions based on third-party instigation – mistaken police intervention – state liability only where agents act wrongly or maliciously.
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25 May 2023 |
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State agents violated rights of individuals through torture and illegal detention, resulting in compensation for victims.
Human rights - torture and unlawful detention - state's liability for actions of agents - compensation for rights violations
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25 May 2023 |
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A police shooting which unintentionally wounded the applicant breached his right to personal security but did not constitute torture.
Human rights – right to security of person – police shooting – vicarious liability of the State – distinction between torture and violation of personal security – compensation for unlawful police conduct.
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25 May 2023 |
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Prolonged detention beyond 48 hours violated the complainant’s right to personal liberty, warranting compensation from the State.
Human rights – right to personal liberty – unlawful detention beyond 48 hours – vicarious liability of State for police conduct – compensation for violation of constitutional rights.
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25 May 2023 |
| April 2023 |
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The tribunal found the state vicariously liable for a police officer's violation of a civilian's right to life.
Human rights law – Right to life – Vicarious liability of the state for actions of police officers – Compensation for rights violation
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18 April 2023 |
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State agents unintentionally violated the complainant's right to security of person, warranting compensation.
Human rights – right to freedom from torture – right to security of person – liability of state for unintentional harm by agents.
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18 April 2023 |
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The tribunal found the Respondent liable for violating rights to personal liberty and freedom from torture.
Human rights - personal liberty violation - freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment - police conduct accountability.
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18 April 2023 |
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Complaint of right to life violation by soldiers dismissed due to lack of proof and direct evidence.
Human rights – Right to life – Allegation of violation by government soldiers – Burden of proof and requirement of direct evidence.
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18 April 2023 |
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State agents’ acts of torture and inhuman treatment during arrest constitute violation of constitutional and international human rights protections.
Human rights – Torture and inhuman treatment – Arrest and police brutality – State responsibility – Constitutional and international protection from torture – Vicarious liability of the state for police misconduct – Compensation for violation of human rights
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18 April 2023 |
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Detention beyond 48 hours before arraignment violated the complainant's right to personal liberty, warranting compensatory damages.
Human rights – personal liberty – unlawful detention beyond 48 hours – constitutional and international law standards for prompt arraignment – remedies for unlawful detention.
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18 April 2023 |
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Lack of evidence defeated the claim of right to life violation by UPDF soldiers in a military operation.
Human Rights - Right to life - Burden of proof - Speculative evidence in right to life claims - Military operation and death.
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18 April 2023 |
| February 2023 |
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The tribunal found the State liable for violating the complainant's right to security of person due to an unintentional police shooting.
Human rights – right to security of person – unintentional shooting by police officer – state liability for personal security violations – distinction from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
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7 February 2023 |
| March 2022 |
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Extended pre-trial detention beyond 48 hours violates constitutional rights, entitling compensation and vicarious state liability.
Human rights – right to personal liberty – unlawful detention – vicarious liability of the state – remedies and compensation – constitutional safeguards on pre-trial detention.
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15 March 2022 |
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The court found that police violated the complainant's right against torture and ordered UGX 7,000,000 in damages.
Human rights - torture - Article 24 rights violation - vicarious liability of state - remedies for human rights violations.
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14 March 2022 |