Uganda: Jail Time for Suicide

5 September 2013

Apparently, according to Ugandan law, anybody who attempts to take their own life can end up in jail. But how practical is this? Joseph Ssemutooke picks the brains of psychologists, lawyers and the public "Imprisonment

Innocent Muhangi was arrested at Mulago Hospital in mid-June after he attempted to commit suicide. He aimed to jump off the third floor of the hospital's main complex.

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