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Uganda

Country Background

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.

Extract from The World Factbook

Population: 26.4 m http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78763.htm

The Uganda Police Website puts the populsation at 25m and the number of police as 14,000, making a ratio of 1:1880. www.ugapol.go.ug

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Category	Date	Title	Detail
Workshops and conferences	2008	Consultative Meeting on Police Reform in Uganda: From Review to Reform
Description: CHRI and APCOF in collaboration with HURINET–U are holding a Consultative Meeting on Police Reform in Uganda: From Review to Reform 9.00am 5.45pm, Thursday 21 February 2008 Equatorial Hotel. This document contains the agenda and background review information. Author: CHRI and APCOF in collaboration with HURINET-U Source: http://www.policeaccountability.co.za/File_Uploads/docs/File_Download.asp?ThisFile=UgandaWorkshopFeb2008.pdf
Publications	2005	Afrobarometer Round 3: Summary of Results of Survey in Uganda 2005
Description: Summary of results of a survey conducted by Afrobarometer between April 12th and May 4th 2005, with asample of 2400 Ugandans to assess public attitudes on democracy, markets and civil society. Author: Afrobarometer Source: http://www.afrobarometer.org/Summary%20of%20Results/Round%203/uga-R3SOR-7jan07-final.pdf
Publications	2007	Uganda: Doubly Traumatised: The lack of access to justice by women victims of sexual and gender-based violence in northern Uganda
Description: Under Ugandan law, the police are charged with the investigation of crime and are the first point of contact in the criminal justice system.31 However, police services are near non–existent in most police posts in northern Uganda. Most of the existing IDP camps and new decongested (satellite) camps are situated in remote and isolated locations. In spite of this, a police post in one camp is expected to serve many other camps as well. Most of the camps host tens of thousands of inhabitants. Yet police posts are few and far between and are usually manned by a maximum of three police officers mostly new inadequately trained special police constables32 or junior police officers who lack legal authority to deal with the investigation of most cases of violence against women. In addition, victims have to walk considerable distances to access these police posts and will generally be referred to the main (headquarter) police stations which are all based in the town centres, miles away from most camps. Author: Amnesty International Publisher: Amnesty International Source: http://www.amnesty.org/en/alfresco_asset/6134175b-a2bb-11dc-8d74-6f45f39984e5/afr590052007en.pdf
Publications	2008	Policing in Post-Conflict Environment: Implications for Police Reform in Uganda
Description: The paper assesses attempts by Uganda to improve post–conflict policing in the greater northern region of Uganda. The paper analyses the causes and impact of the most violent conflicts the country has experienced in recent decades. The paper then describes the current situation of relative stability as a result of peace negotiations and disarmament exercises in the Karamoja sub–region, and the requirements for post–conflict policing. The paper argues that despite the few successes by the police, in particular with regard to de–mining activities, there is an urgent need to reform the police if it is to cope successfully with the continued demands of the post–conflict environment. Reform of policing activities is required immediately to ensure the protection of the population´s human rights, and to re–balance inequality in the provision of policing services provided to the public. Author: Elijah Dickens Mushemeza Publisher: Journal of Security Sector Management Source: http://www.ssronline.org/jofssm/issues/jofssm_0603_Mushemeza.pdf?CFID=1365997&CFTOKEN=95712019
Publications	2006	The Police, The People, The Politics: Police Accountability in Uganda
Description: This publication provides a comprehensive overview of police and policing in Uganda. Author: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. Publisher: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Source: http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/police/uganda_country_report_2006.pdf
Publications	2004	'Post-conflict Policing: Lessons from Uganda 18 years on'
Description: In this article Baker says that the post–conflict state in Uganda has a three fold approach to policing reform. This approach consists of facilitating local community policing; professionalising the Uganda police; and involving the military in organized–crime prevention. Baker concludes by stating that after 18 years of peace a comprehensive policing policy is needed that will include all the state and non–state agencies. The limited state resources affect the size and functioning of the state police and other means of policing need to be taken into account and policy developed for security governance. Author: Baker, B. Publisher: Journal of Humanitarian Assistance Source: http://www.jha.ac/articles/a138.htm
Publications	2005	'Multi-choice Policing in Uganda'
Description: "Though increasing diversification of policing away from the state to non–state formal and informal agencies is a widespread pattern, it does not capture the nuances of Ugandas situation. Participative research reveals a fragmented and overlapping pattern of policing, but one that, for historical reasons, is still heavily influenced, if not controlled, by state institutions. Through its penetration of society by its local council structure, and through a process of militarization of policing units, the state has maintained a strong influence over most of the diversification. The diversification, therefore, is more one of choice than ownership. It nevertheless yields a surprising degree of choice for Ugandans for protection and/or response to crime and disorder. Such multi–choice policing does, however, demand the construction of a law and order policy that is based on incorporating all acceptable policing groups". (Extract from the Introduction of the article.) Author: Baker, B. Publisher: Policing & Society Journal: Policing & Society, 15 (1) 19-41. Source: Only available through subscription
Publications	2007	A Reflection on Real Security for Uganda
Description: "On 1 March 2007, President Museveni´s Black Mamba squad raided the Ugandan High Court in Kampala. The Black Mamba is the sinister heavily armed anti–terrorism division of Ugandan government security. They are cloaked in secrecy and take orders from the President. During the raid 25 Black Mamba members and 20 prison officers forcibly rearrested five People´s Redemption Army (PRA) suspects who had just been released on bail after being charged with treason and terrorism. The Human Rights Network in Uganda states that the Black Mamba ´unleashed brutal violence against the suspects´ and their lawyers, leaving one lawyer ´bleeding after he attempted to intervene in the unlawful arrest´1. The following day the five suspects were charged with new allegations of murder and presented before a military court. In a display of outrage at the arrests, judges, magistrates and others working at the High Court accused the Government of undermining the independence of the judiciary and went on strike." Extract from Newsletter: Author: Dewey, G. Publisher: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Source: http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/nl/newsletter_spring_2007/article1.htm
Publications	2003	Implementing Community Policing: Uganda's Experience
Description: Paper presented by the Commissioner of Police for Community Affairs Uganda Police Force at the International Police Executive Symposium, 10th Meeting, Oct 11–16 2003 in Bahrain. Author: Kasingye, A. Publisher: IPES Source: www.ipes.info/presentations/bahrain/IMPLMENTING%20COMMUNITY%20POLICING_2ppt.ppt
Publications	2006	A Review of the Uganda Police Force Budget and its Effect on Crime Management
Description: "This is a study on the impact of police funding on crime management and citizen safety in Uganda and is part of a broader study on budgetary allocations of the three police forces of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). The study examines trends in the Government of Ugandas (GoU) budgetary allocations over the period 1999/2000 to 2003/2004 at the global, sector and sub–sector or programme levels". Author: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Publisher: Delhi: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Source: www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/default.htm

 

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