Article 22. General
Protection of right to life
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
(1)
No person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of a sentence passed in a fair trial by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect of a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the conviction and sentence have been confirmed by the highest appellate court.
(2)
No person has the right to terminate the life of an unborn child except as may be authorised by law.