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Uganda: Judicial Strike - Judges Abandon Magistrates
Observer, 28 August 2017
An ongoing judicial officers' strike over poor pay announced on Thursday evening by the Uganda Judicial Officers Association (UJOA) has so far been shunned by High court judges,… Read more »
Ugandan High Court Judges Ignore Call to Strike
The Uganda Judicial Officers Association has announced a strike over poor pay - but it has so far been shunned by high court judges, especially those based in Kampala. The strike is largely supported by magistrates who are among the lowest-paid judicial officers.
Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine, left, and Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Kahinda Otafiire in a discussion during the Uganda Judicial Officers Association extraordinary meeting at Kampala High Court last month.
InFocus
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The word "adjourned" is being heard often in Ugandan courts countrywide as judges and magistrates defer criminal cases. State prosecutors are on strike over low pay. Read more »
