Two students author joint IHRP/ASF report on excessive pre-trial detention in Uganda

Imprisoning people for long periods of time without trial is a violation of the Uganda Constitution and international human rights law, the International Human Rights Program (IRHP) and Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) found in a joint report released June 15, 2011.  The report, Presumed Innocent, Behind Bars: The Problem of Lengthy Pre-trial Detention in Uganda, was authored by two University of Toronto law students enrolled in the IHRP clinic, Sonja Pavic and Joanna Kyriazis. It is based on empirical analysis of the situation in eight Ugandan prisons.  The report calls on the Ugandan government to take urgent action to address this major problem in the justice system.

Read the full report (PDF).

Read ASF’s press release (PDF).