Its common now days that slave trade does still exist in the modern day

It is a Constitutional right to all indigents in conflict with the law

There have been a number of instances of hospitals detaining patients over unpaid medical bills during the ongoing lockdown. This growing practice is a violation of human rights including the right to dignity and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment as well as the right to personal liberty.

Hospitals are not legally gazetted detention centres for payment defaulters. Under no circumsta

The principle of double jeopardy basically requires that no one should be tried twice for the same offence. Therefore, one can use it as a defence to avoid prosecution for an offence for which he/she was previously acquitted/convicted of.

Further still, one cannot be convicted twice on two different crimes arising from the same chain of action except where the crimes carry a significant diff

In July 2016, the United Nations declared access to the Internet to be a human right vide resolution A/HRC/32/L.20. An addition was made to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), that provides; “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to...seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media...” How

House arrest involves confinement of a person to his/her home or another specified location instead of incarceration in a jail or prison. House arrest may take on various forms such as curfew restrictions, home confinement/home incarceration, surrender of one's passport; among others.

Despite the fact that house arrests are not provided for under the law, Police in Uganda usually rely on Sec

Upon the death of one of the administrators or executors, the surving administrator or executor remains in charge and there is no need of acquiring a fresh grant of Letters of administration.

A child is any person below the age of 18 years.

The rights enjoyed by a child offender start running upon arrest till imprisonment. The following rights are provided for under the children Act Cap 59.

A child has a right not to be remanded in custody of an adult prison.


It is only the family and children's court that can pass sentence against the child.


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Interesting innovations have been formed by various organisations to ease access to justice. To mention but a few these include the following:

The Podcasts by Legal Hub Uganda. Through those podcasts, they are able to use various media channels su ch as radio stations and social media to explain in brief the very complex legal terminologies for the benefit of the public.

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TRAFFIC POLICE :

Traffic officers are not allowed to get and keep your license, they are only allowed to get your details off it. You are not required to have a category (professional driving permit) if you are driving a vehicle for private use.


If you do not have your licence on you, no police officer is allowed to charge you on the spot. You should be given time to produce it.


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Accord8ng to Uganda's Constitution, every person is entitled to ownership of property. This implies that, no matter the age, all persons are entitled to ownership of all interests in land which include, Mailo, freehold, customary land and leasehold interest.

Non Ugandans however can only own land in leasehold interest and not any other.. this implies that they cannot own land in perpetuity.

With the recent out break of the global pandemic of COVID 19, many countries in the world over are trying there best to control the spread and minimize the devastating impact of the pandemic on human lives and the economy.

With respect to Uganda, there has been among other things, the putting in place of the Public Health (Control of Covid 19) rules of 2020 by the minister of health.

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In recent times, there has been an increase in nudity and pornographic materials being posted on various social media account.

The pornogtlraphic content is either posted intentionally or at times posted for revenge against a relation that has gone bad.

In either case, pornography is criminalized under our penal code act. Similarly, the perpetrators of pornography would also be charged

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships.

It encompasses threats of violence and coercion. It can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature, and can take the form of a denial of resources or access to services. It inflicts harm on women, girls, men a

more often than not we find ourselves in a situation where our relatives or friends can no longer manage their own business or properties

Such a state of uncertainty puts the affairs of the persons of unsound mind at the risk of going to waste.

In such circumstances, one needs to take the following steps to save the estate of the person of unsound mind.

Obtain a medical report confi

A contract is an agreement made with the free consent of the parties with capacity to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object.

A contact may be oral, written, or both. You and I make contractual arrangements unnoticed on a daily basis simply because they are not in writing.

We lack the necessary knowledge to enforce our rights in such contracts.

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Presumption of innocence is a cardinal principle of our criminal law.

This right presupposes that whenever any person is charged or suspected of committing any crime, is presumed innocent until proved guilty.

It is common in every society to rush to conclusion on the guilty of the accused person. Our criminal law gives both the prosecution and the accused a chance to investigate, present

Many times we have found ourselves erroneously submitting wrong dates of birth, age, names or at times adopt different names along the way.

This may not only be questionable in regards to one's academic documents, birth certificate, national identity Card but it may also raise doubts during your job application, when vying for a political position or joining any academic institution.

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Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire
illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain.

Corruption may include many activities including bribery, embezzlement, ommission to perform a public duty for the purpose of illicitly and obtaining benefits for one's self.

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There is a misconception of the patriarch male dominated society that women have no role in determining how the land they live on should be dealt with.

Do women have any rights over land in uganda?

Yes they do.

According to our Constitution every person has a right to own property regardless of their gender, so are the women.

Women have a right of occupation and utilization of l