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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Poaching and human rights

Talk about mission creep: Uganda's general court-martial is now trying poachers. Details can be found in this report from SoftPower News.

Human rights norms, including the African Charter, strongly disfavor the trial of civilians by military courts. Uganda is one of the world's leading violators of this principle.

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