93 Convicts on Death Row in Luzira | Execution Within 72 Hours After Presidential Warrant Signed

Under Uganda’s legal framework, a series of procedures follow a confirmed death sentence involving the courts, the Ministry of Justice and the President through the prerogative of mercy. We now examine what the law provides when a death sentence is issued and the steps that follow within the justice system including the human rights lens of such cases. As Ivan Kaahwa reports, many countries are abolishing the death sentence with arguments that the crime rate is low in countries that prioritize life in prison than death.... We have more