Uganda: Unmuted - Court Strikes Down Uganda's Speech Law

Uganda: Unmuted - Court Strikes Down Uganda's Speech Law

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda's long-running battle over digital freedom registered a significant victory on March 17 when the Constitutional Court swept the Computer Misuse Act -- one of the country's most controversial speech laws -- off the books, dismantling a legal weapon critics say had, for years, blurred the line between cybercrime enforcement and the criminalisation of dissent.

Unmuted: Court strikes down Uganda’s speech law

ONE OF THE VICTIMS: TikToker Edward Awebwa was jailed six years in 2024 for abusing Museveni   TikTokers and X users bore the brunt of the Computer Misuse Act   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s long-running battle over digital freedom registered a significant victory on March 17 when the Constitutional Court swept the Computer Misuse Act — one of the country’s most controversial speech laws — off the books, dismantling a legal weapon c…

Major Win for Free Speech as Uganda Court Nullifies Computer Misuse Act » The Hoima Post

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 was enacted in violation of parliamentary procedure and declared the

Constitutional Court Nullifies Computer Misuse Act, Judges Say Parliament Flouted Procedure

The Constitutional Court has nullified key provisions of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, ruling that Parliament failed to follow constitutional and procedural requirements when passing the law — a decision that could upend ongoing criminal cases built on the now invalidated provisions. In a unanimous verdict, a five-justice panel led by Justice Irene Mulyagonja […]