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Mbarara, 13 October 2026 Legal practitioners from the western region gathered in Mbarara today for a training on Land and Commercial Justice, organised by the Uganda Law Society (ULS) in partnership with the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), the Governance and Security (JLOS) Secretariat and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda. […]

Honourable Principal Judge of the Courts of Judicature of the Republic of Uganda, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo PROMOTING PEOPLE-CENTRED, INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN A WORLD OF CONTINUOUS CHANGE Madam/Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Uganda aligns itself with the statement of the African Group. The theme of this Congress resonates deeply with Uganda’s

Lino Anguzu – Director of Public Prosecutions – Uganda Statement by the Director of Public Prosecutions on Agenda Item 5 at the 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Distinguished Chair, Excellencies, Delegates, Representatives of Civil Society, ladies and gentlemen. The Republic of Uganda welcomes the opportunity to contribute to

Justice in Uganda reaches people through partnership, and today the country’s justice leaders showed the world how that works. At its side event at the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Uganda highlighted that the Government and civil society should plan crime prevention, access to justice and rehabilitation together from the

Criminal networks no longer stop at borders, and Uganda has called on the world to make sure justice does not either. Addressing the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice today, Uganda’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Norbert Mao, said organised crime, terrorism, cybercrime, trafficking in persons and money laundering

PRESS RELEASE Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 29 September 2026 Hon. Norbert Mao, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, and H.E. Abdullah AlNuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates. The Governments of Uganda and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to accelerate negotiations on bilateral judicial cooperation