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Apart from considering the provisions of the Constitution of Uganda,
Supreme
Court
also took the broader
legal instruments
such
view
as the African
by considering
Charter
on
the
international
Human
and
People’s
right
to
receive
right to express
opinions
Rights which under Article 9 provides:
“1.
Every
individual
shall
have
the
information.
2.
The
Court
on Freedom
“1,
Every
individual
within
the
law.”
Union’s
the African
also considered
of Principles
Declaration
of Expression in Africa of October, 2002 which states:
Freedom
right
to
either
across
of
expression
seek,
receive
orally,
any
through
frontiers,
Everyone
form
without
print,
or
of
of expression
discrimination.”
in
the
form
and
of art,
or
including
inalienable
human
of democracy.
opportunity
and
the
ideas,
and
information
component
an equal
including
communication,
is a fundamental
shall have
right to freedom
impart
and
in writing
other
information,
and
right and an indispensable
2.
the
shall have
to exercise
to access
the
information
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