Uganda: Cutting of prisoners' hair infringes on religious rights - MP Tebandeke

APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases | 28-08-2026 08:17am |

Bbaale County MP Charles Tebandeke has raised concerns in Uganda's parliament about the practice of cutting prisoners' hair. He argued that it may infringe on the religious rights of inmates whose faiths prohibit such practices. Tebandeke cited prison regulations that provide exemptions for religious reasons and stressed constitutional protections.

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