Human rights defenders from the Haki Defenders Foundation (HDF) paid a courtesy visit to counsel Kiiza Eron a human rights advocate in Kitalya prison on 20th January 2025. Kiiza Eron who was representing Dr. Kizza Besigye a political opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, was arrested by soldiers on the 07th day of January 2025 while entering the military courtroom. He was convicted and sentenced on the same day to nine months imprisonment for contempt of court without trial by the General Court Martial of Uganda. The action by the said court was illegal and unconstitutional as it violated both national laws and international laws that the Ugandan Government assented to and ratified.
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