Access to Criminal Justice in Rural Hard-To-Reach Areas in Uganda: A Case Study of Kalangala District.
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Date
2018-03
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Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract
Justice Law and Order Sector member agencies, departments and other NonGovernmental
Organisations, have played a big role in addressing the issues of access
to crime justice in Uganda and more especially the rural however, the problem still
exists and the gap is still very big whereby the marginalised and vulnerable groups
being disadvantaged by age, gender, history, disability and economic status. These
categories have bigger challenges in accessing justice and face discrimination, abuse,
exploitation and neglect and yet lack capacity to enforce their rights through meaningful
remedies," the report reads.
The study was conducted following specific objectives that guided researcher to gather
the necessary data. They are included establishing: evidence based information on
accessibility to criminal justice and legal services in hard-to-reach rural areas of
Uganda; Providing baseline information on crimes rampant in islands and hard-to-reach
areas; analysis of patterns and linkages of Hard-to-reach areas and how these affect
the right to access justice by all; establishing challenges and make recommendations
for the same
Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to collect data. Quantitative
methods included: questionnaires Observation and photography, where as the
qualitative methods included in-depth interviews. Different tools were used as will be
discussed later.
In conclusion, JLOS partners have made noticeable and tremendous contributions to
promotion of the access to criminal justice in hard-to-reach areas but are overstretched
accessibility is hindered by: corruption, poverty, illiteracy, low levels of education, long
distances and ignorance leading to reasons why hundreds of Ugandans are languishing
in prison having failed to get timely justice in courts of law. Police and prisons have
poor infrastructures and poor transport in hard to reach-areas among other economic
and social problems making justice be considered leisure and benefit of the rich as the
majority population have lost trust in the justice sector due to corruption and poverty related
issues among other factors that impend them from accessing justice for all.
Description
A dissertation submitted to the School of Law in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of
Bachelor of Laws of Kampala International University {KIU}
Keywords
Criminal Justice, Rural Hard-to-Reach Areas, Kalangala District