Thirty-one civilians facing trial by court-martial have sued in the Kampala High Court to block their trial and obtain release from pretrial confinement. All are members of an opposition political party. Details
here. Uganda regularly tries civilians in courts-martial, despite contrary human rights requirements and, most recently, a decision of the country's Constitutional Court.
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