On 19th August 2020, the Constitutional Court of Uganda handed down a landmark decision in the case of Center for Health, Human Rights and Development & Others vs Attorney General(Petition 16). This case tackles one of the biggest challenges which the health sector in Uganda faces: failure by the State to fully realise the sexual and reproductive health and rights of thousands of expectant mothers. More specific in this regard are
maternal health rights.

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On 19th August 2020, the Justices of the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement in favour of the Petitioners in the matter of Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and 3 Others Vs Attorney General, Constitutional Petition No.16 of 2011. The Justices unanimously agreed on all the grounds of the petition and granted all declarations and orders sought by the Petitioners. (See Judgement to the Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2011)

The decree was signed and extracted from court and can be accessed here below;

The Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) 0n 8th April 2018 joined other Civil Society Organisations working with People with Disabilities as well as the Uganda Medical Association to condemn a Judgment by the High Court of Uganda which declared the practice of torturing mental health patients for hours in Secluded rooms at Butabika National referral hospital a legal practice.