Open Access“The role of prosecutors in preventing torture and ill-treatment of accused persons and proposals for reform”
Author(s) -
David Baxter Bakibinga
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista acadêmica escola superior do ministério público do ceará/revista acadêmica da esmp-ce
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-0206
pISSN - 2176-7939
DOI - 10.54275/raesmpce.v10i1.134
Subject(s) - torture , mandate , political science , law , criminology , psychology , human rights
In the present essay, it is presented an overview of the role of prosecutors in Uganda to prevent torture and ill treatment of accused persons, specifying the duties of the prosecutors in this matter, giving as well some information about the mandate of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and also the types of Prosecutors existing in Uganda in the present time. Lastly, suggests the need of reforms aiming better investigations about torture crimes perpetrated in that country.