Ugandan lawyers strike for judicial independence

Opposition activists and members of the free press aren't the only people worried about the deterioration of the rule of law in Yoweri Museveni's Uganda. Today, the Ugandan Law Society held a one day strike in favor of the independence of the judiciary, which the lawyers feel is threatened.

They are particularly incensed by an event that I wrote about earlier. Dozens of military commandos showed up to surround the court building, during legal proceedings launched against opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye.

If Dr Besigye is truly guilty of the crimes the regime accuses him of, then surely they don't need military intimidation of the civilian courts.