Uganda: Clergy Reject Public Order Bill

New Vision, 4 December 2011

The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) has called for the withdrawal of the Public Order Management Bill 2011, saying it will weaken democracy and undermine fundamental rights… Read more »

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Uganda: Government Insists On Public Order Bill

Monitor, 2 December 2011

The government yesterday insisted it will not withdraw the Public Order Management Bill 2011 despite calls from the public that it will stifle constitutional rights to freedom of… Read more »
Uganda: Is the Public Order Bill a Ploy to Numb the Citizenry?

Monitor, 3 December 2011

When on April 11 opposition pressure group, Activists for Change called on the masses to abandon their cars and walk to work in protest of increasing commodity prices catapulted by… Read more »
Uganda: UHRU Rejects Bill Against Public Gatherings

Monitor, 30 November 2011

There is growing resistance from the public over the proposed Public Order Management Bill, 2011,with the latest being from the officials of the Uganda Human Rights Commission who… Read more »

Uganda: UHRC Drafted Public Order Bill, Says Government

Monitor, 30 October 2011

Weighed by a barrage of concerns against the Public Order Management Bill 2011, government now claims it was the Uganda Human Rights Commission that proposed the contents of the… Read more »
Uganda: Public Order Bill Unreasonable, Lawyers Say

Monitor, 30 November 2011

A team of lawyers from the Law Development Centre (LDC) yesterday described the proposed law seeking to restrict public gatherings as 'unreasonable' and that it will infringe on… Read more »
Uganda: Activists Want Public Order Bill Dropped

Monitor, 28 November 2011

Human rights activists have asked the government to drop the controversial Public Order Bill, arguing that the proposed law undermines the rule of law and the independence of the… Read more »
Uganda: A4C Says Public Order Bill Is Unconstitutional

Monitor, 28 October 2011

The Activists for Change (A4C) pressure group yesterday reacted angrily to the proposed Public Order Management Bill 2011, saying it will stifle constitutional rights to freedom of… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Tables Tough Public Order Management Bill

New Vision, 26 October 2011

A new Bill which seeks to outlaw the use of megaphones, loudspeakers, loud hailer and public address apparatus except with a written permission of the Inspector General of Police… Read more »
Uganda: Government Tables Law to Control Gatherings

Monitor, 26 October 2011

Government yesterday tabled before Parliament the Public Order Management Bill, 2011, as the opposition raised fears that the Bill is aimed at suppressing their activities,… Read more »
Uganda: Public Order Bill Sets Tough Terms

Observer, 6 November 2011

Three or more people will not be allowed to discuss politics, policies and actions of government, a political party or organisation in any public place unless they have informed… Read more »

An officer beats one of the National Alliance for Free and Fair Elections demonstrators in Mbale (file photo).

Uganda: We Do Not Need the Public Order Management Bill

Monitor, 30 November 2011

The Public Order Management Bill 2011, being tabled in Parliament in its current form, appears to be like water hyacinth! Beautiful at the surface, poisonous to the lives beneath… Read more »
Uganda: Public Order Management Bill Breaches Fundamental Rights

Monitor, 29 November 2011

The Parliament of Uganda should not pass the Bill as currently drafted. If they do, they will be enacting a law that breaches the Constitution. Read more »
Uganda: Why the Public Order Bill Needs a Major Surgery

Monitor, 20 November 2011

So much water under the bridge. Professionalising the Forces: In a society that is becoming more complex, less comprehensible and more diverse, the policing function has also… Read more »
Uganda: Public Order Law Will Stifle Citizens' Rights If Left in Its Current Form

Monitor, 10 November 2011

Following the civil unrest in the country- dating back to the 2007 Mabira riots, the government proposed a Bill for the management of public order. Read more »
Uganda: Public Order Bill, for Better National Security

New Vision, 2 November 2011

THE tabling of the Public Order Bill in Parliament recently came as a sigh of relief for many peace-loving Ugandans. Read more »

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