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In a historic moment for Uganda’s judicial system, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has today, the 25th day of October 2024, secured a groundbreaking 40-year prison sentence against former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo. This sentence marks the first successful prosecution of international crimes within Uganda’s courts, addressing atrocities…

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions held it’s 7th Joan Kagezi Memorial Lecture at the Kololo Independence Grounds. The event was organized in honour the of the memory of the late Joan Kagezi, a respected and dedicated prosecutor who lost her life in the line of duty. The theme of the event was…

THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND CRIMES CONDUCTS A STAKEHOLDERS COORDINATION MEETING AT RSA’S OFFICE- NAKAWA The Department of Land Crimes in the Office of the DPP carried out a stakeholders coordination meeting at the RSA’s Office-Nakawa. The meeting which was attended by Prosecutors from both Kampala and Nakawa Regions, and investigators from Police, was facilitated by…

Today the 29th November 2022, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with REDEEM International (“REDEEM”) for effective identification, investigation and prosecution of selected property grabbing related crimes and the maximization of the ODPP’s capacity and constructive impact in the prosecution of land crimes. Mr. Greg Tarrant,…

Today the 29th November 2022, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with REDEEM International (“REDEEM”) for effective identification, investigation and prosecution of selected property grabbing related crimes and the maximization of the ODPP’s capacity and constructive impact in the prosecution of land crimes. Mr. Greg Tarrant,…