Abstract
The paper discusses the freedom of assembly in Uganda. Freedom of assembly is internationally protected by various international instruments including the UDHR; ICCPR; ICESCR; ACHPR; The Constitution of Uganda, 1995 among others. However, the enjoyment of the right has been curtailed by various laws over time. At first, the Police Act was utilised to ban rallies. After the Constitutional Court declaring parts of the Act to be unconstitutional, the government reacted by introducing the Public Order Management Act which effectively has been enforced by the police against any form of gathering for political or other public protests. The opposition has suffered the brunt of this law over time. Hence my opinion that freedom of assembly is dead in Uganda.
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