Ugandan opposition leaders have demanded the release of a colleague whose military trial faces a legal challenge after the top court ruled that civilians can’t be court-martialed.

Uganda’s Supreme Court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional is a victory for human rights.

By Eugene R Fidell and Navdeep SinghThe Supreme Court of Uganda has handed out a landmark ruling invalidating the trial of civilians by military courts. In this

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military tribunals even after the country's top court banned the practice, ruling it unconstitutional.

Uganda's president condemned on Saturday a Supreme Court ruling that civilians cannot be tried in military court, while the army said it would continue court martialling ex-presidential candidate Kizza Besigye.

Human Rights Watch is one of the groups welcoming the high court’s decision, which halts many criminal trials involving civilians in military courts