Uganda: 1) Information on military conscription in Uganda and the manner in which it is conducted; 2) Information on the penalties for draft evasion
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UGA11461 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uganda: 1) Information on military conscription in Uganda and the manner in which it is conducted; 2) Information on the penalties for draft evasion, 1 August 1992, UGA11461, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8a3e.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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1) Other than information contained in Response to Information Request UGA8722 of 30 May 1991, additional information on military conscription and the manner in which it is conducted is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
2) Information on this specific subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa. However, according to an article in the Indian Ocean Newsletter of 13 June 1992, the government of Uganda, on the advice of fund donors, has agreed to reduce the size of the armed forces which are estimated to number 100,000 troops (Ibid.). On 28 July 1992, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, announced that the size of the army will be reduced
Mr. Museveni said that soldiers to be retrenched will fall under three categories: those who wish to leave voluntarily, those in ill-health, and the undisciplined (Radio Uganda 28 July 1992, 5).
Additional and/or corroborating information is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
References
The Indian Ocean Newletter [Paris]. 13 June 1992. "Uganda: Armed Forces' Cuts," p. 2.
Radio Uganda [Kampala in English]. 28 July 1992. "Museveni on Reducing Army Size, Nigerian Trip," p. 5.
Attachments
The Indian Ocean Newletter [Paris]. 13 June 1992. "Uganda: Armed Forces' Cuts," p. 2.
Radio Uganda [Kampala, in English]. 28 July 1992. "Museveni on Reducing Army Size, Nigerian Trip," p. 5.
