ULS: WE WILL NOT RETREAT FROM PROTECTING WITNESSES OR REMEMBERING THE DISAPPEARED
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *ULS: WE WILL NOT RETREAT FROM PROTECTING WITNESSES OR REMEMBERING THE DISAPPEARED* *Kampala, Uganda - 31 October 2026:* The Institute for Justice and Accountability in Uganda (IJA), under Director Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, has requested the Society's engagement under Sections 3(d) and 3(e) of the Uganda Law Society Act and Executive Order RNB No.10 of 2026 on witness protection and safe evacuation. The rationale for this request is simple: a protected witness can continue to speak; a Law Society that protects those who give evidence of law's breach fulfills its purpose. This morning's X Space *(SAVING LT MABONGA - Witness Protection and Safe Evacuation)* reaffirmed that commitment. Kakwenza has now placed before the public further grave allegations from sources inside the *Special Forces Command* concerning the fate of *JohnBosco Kibalama* and others. Those sources, according to him, require immediate protection and evacuation. We express...