Gov’t To Cough Shs50M Compensation For Jailed Dr Stella Nyanzi
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The government of Uganda has been ordered by court to compensate Dr Stella Nyanzi, who is currently serving time at Luzira Prisons, with Shs50m, for infringing on her human rights and freedoms.
The court order arises from a suit Nyanzi filed challenging government's decision to prohibit her from flying out of the country, after clandestinely putting her on the Security No-Fly list.
Nyanzi was blocked from leaving the country on March 19, 2017, to attend a scholarly conference in Amsterdam.
By the time of the action, Nyanzi had already checked in at Entebbe International Airport, but she could not get clearance from the immigration desk.
She was swiftly arrested by security operatives. The arrest was to help investigations into a case of offensive ...