Uganda's constitutional court rules polygamy is constitutional, citing customary law and religious freedom

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI) challenging the legality of polygamy in Uganda, ruling that the practice does not violate the Constitution’s guarantees of equality, non-discrimination, or protection from inhuman treatment. The landmark ruling, delivered by Justice Margaret Tibulya and unanimously supported by a panel of five justices, found that polygamy—as sanctioned under Uganda’s Customary Marriage (Registration) Act and the Marriage and Divorce of Mohammedans Act—remains constitutionally protected as a matter of religious and cultural freedom.
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