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Amnesty International reported that there were at least 250 people on death row by the end of 2017.  According to available information, no new death sentences were imposed during 2017.  Amnesty International also reported that 208 people were on death row at the end of 2016 and similarly that no new death sentences were imposed during that year.  The reason for the discrepancy in death row numbers between 2016 and 2017 is unclear.
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Robbery resulting in death  and smuggling resulting in death  are punishable by death. The Penal Code does not indicate any requirement of an intention to kill.
While it is clear that crimes such as murder—which previously carried the mandatory death penalty  — can still result in death sentences in Uganda’s discretionary sentencing regime,  we have yet to determine whether as a practical or legal matter non-violent or non-lethal crimes will still be punishable by death now that sentencing is discretionary.
If the accused was mentally ill at the time of the crime, the accused cannot be held criminally responsible.  A person is considered insane if “at the time of the crime he or she is incapable of understanding what he or she is doing on account of any disease affecting his or her mind.”  We found no legal provision prohibiting the execution of prisoners who are mentally ill at the time their death sentence is to be carried out.
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 Uganda Penal Code Act, sec. 286(2), Consolidated Laws of Uganda 2000 Ch. 120, Jun. 15, 1950, as amended by Law No. 8 of 2007, Jul. 20, 2007.
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 Uganda Penal Code Act, sec. 23(2)(b), Consolidated Laws of Uganda 2000 Ch. 120, Jun. 15, 1950, as amended by Law No. 8 of 2007, Jul. 20, 2007.
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 Caleb Balikaho, Uganda: Mother, Son to be Hanged for Murder, AllAfrica.com, http://allafrica.com/stories/201006211158.html, Jun. 20, 2010.
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 Roger Hood & Carolyn Hoyle, The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective, p. 181, 4th ed. 2008.
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 Uganda is not an American state.
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Moreover, the application of the death penalty in Uganda has been significantly narrowed since the 2005 case of Susan Kigula and 416 others v. The Attorney General.  In this case, the Constitutional Court of Uganda ruled that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional because it prevents a judge from taking into account all mitigating circumstances in a sentencing decision.  The Supreme Court of Uganda upheld the decision of the Constitutional Court.  As a result, the Court vacated the sentences of defendants who had been sentenced to the mandatory death sentence and were now awaiting appeal and sent their cases to the High Court for resentencing.
In another recent case, Uganda Law Society v. Attorney General, the Constitutional Court determined that under Article 22 of the Ugandan Constitution a soldier’s right to life requires that the soldier have an appeal as of right to the Supreme Court and the possibility of clemency from the President.  Previously, there had been disagreement over whether the UPDF Act would permit individuals tried by a Field Court Martial to appeal their sentence to a civilian court.  This judgment should have the effect of granting soldiers tried by a Field Court Martial the right to appeal.
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In general, prisons are woefully overcrowded. For example, Luzira prison currently houses over 2,500 prisoners despite having a capacity for only 600.  In total, Ugandan prisons house upwards of 30,000 prisoners but are only designed to accommodate 14,334 inmates.  The large number of pre-trial detainees contributes to the overcrowding in prisons. For instance, between 2006 and 2008, individuals awaiting trial made up more than half - approximately 60% - of the prison population.
The African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV) registered 17 allegations of torture against prison officials and other reports have documented cases of extrajudicial killings.  In 2010, there were numerous reports of torture and abuse in detention facilities operated by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMA), CMI’s Joint Antiterrorism Taskforce (JATT), and the Rapid Response Unit (RRU).
At least five foreigners may be under sentence of death.  These figures are based on reports from 2010 and 2011. It is possible that they are no longer accurate, since we do not know how many foreigners may have been resentenced following Kigula.
A Chinese national, an Indian national, and three Pakistani nationals may be under sentence of death.  These figures are based on reports from 2010 and 2011. It is possible that they are no longer accurate, since we do not know how many foreigners may have been resentenced following Kigula.
In 2011, there were at least four women on death row.  It is possible that this number is no longer accurate, since we do not know how many women may have been resentenced following Kigula.
No information was available regarding the racial/ethnic composition of inmates on death row at the time of reporting.
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In its 2004 concluding observations, the last it has issued for Uganda, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) expressed its concern about the broad range of offenses that are punishable by the death penalty in Uganda. Some of these concerns have since been addressed by the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court.
In 2005, the Committee Against Torture noted that the torture of prisoners remains a problem in Uganda.  The Committee added that Uganda had neither incorporated the UN Convention Against Torture into domestic legislation, nor introduced similar provisions into its law. The Committee was also concerned about allegations of widespread torture and mistreatment by state security forces and agencies, and the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators.  These observations and concerns indicated that pre-trial conditions for capital defendants may undermine prisoners’ rights to a fair trial and humane treatment and amount to cruel or inhuman punishment.
 U.N. ICCPR Human Rights Committee, Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 40 of the Covenant, Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee, Uganda, para. 13, U.N. Doc. CCPR/CO/80/UGA, May 4, 2004.
 Attorney General v. Susan Kigula & 417 Others, p. 55, Constitutional Appeal No. 03 of 2006, Supreme Court of Uganda at Mengo, Jan. 21, 2009. Roger Hood & Carolyn Hoyle, The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective, p. 181, 4th ed. 2008.
 U.N.G.A., Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the UPR: Uganda, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/19/16, Dec. 22, 2011.
 U.N., Committee Against Torture, Conv. Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Uganda, Conclusions and Recommendations, para. 11, CAT/C/CR/34/UGA, Jun. 21, 2005..
 U.N., Committee Against Torture, Conv. Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Uganda, Conclusions and Recommendations, paras. 5, 6, CAT/C/CR/34/UGA, Jun. 21, 2005.
Civil Society Coalition on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, “Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty in Uganda,” Fountain Publishers, 2008.
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International Federation of Human Rights, Uganda: Challenging the Death Penalty, http://www.fidh.org/IMG//pdf/ug425a.pdf, Oct. 2005.
Penal Reform Initiative and the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, The Abolition of the Death Penalty and its Alternative Sanction in East Africa: Kenya and Uganda, http://www.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/East-Africa-research-report-on-death-penalty-and-life-imprisonment.pdf, Mar. 2012.

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