The wife of Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has called the trial against him a "sham", as he faces a court martial in the capital, Kampala. "Dr Kizza Besigye used to call me a clown and a

On November 16, Besigye disappeared in Nairobi, Kenya, while attending a book launch of lawyer and local opposition politician Martha Karua. Days later, he reappeared in Uganda, where he was detained and faced charges of illegal firearm possession and attempting to solicit military support abroad.

Dr Besigye, while leaving the court dock where he had spent most of the day yesterday, left singing the defiance song: “We shall overcome some day…”with his supporters joining in

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders condemned the Ugandan government Wednesday for the arrest, torture, and judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza. Kiiza was

Lawyers representing opposition politician Kizza Besigye continue to challenge the constitutionality of the military trial of their client, who was abducted in Kenya where he said he had gone to attend a book launch.

The General Court Martial in Makindye has directed Dr Kizza Besigye to take a plea, dismissing all objections raised by his defence team regarding the trial's legitimacy.

A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026.

Uganda’s opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, and Obeid Lutale face a setback after their colleague, Eron Kiiza, was sentenced to nine months in prison.

The General Court Martial has declared that it has the jurisdiction to try crimes committed outside Uganda and thus ordered Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye to take a plea on an amended charge sheet that introduced charges of treachery.

Rights groups fear "mass atrocities" in Uganda as it prepares for an election next year, with a president seeking a seventh term

In a surprising departure from past restrictions, friends, family, and lawyers of Dr Kizza Besigye and Abeid Lutaale experienced unprecedented ease in accessing the General Court Martial in Makindye this morning.

Col Raphael Mugisha (director of prosecutions at GCM): May it please Mr Chairman, appearing for the State are Col Raphael Mugisha, Capt Ambrose Guma, 2nd Lt Anthony Phillips Olupot, and 2nd Lt Regina Nanzala.