Pascal Ochiba News Today

In November 2022, I commented on the sentence of Pascal Ochiba who, at the age of 63, received a life sentence from the specialist wildlife court in Uganda for possession of less than 10kg of ivory

The wildlife authority describes this as a landmark punishment in the protection of rare species.

The huge variation in sentencing across the African continent is concerning – in Nigeria, sentencing is so lenient that it implies impunity while, for the general public in Uganda, two years for four tonnes of ivory in Kenya and life for possession of 10kg makes no sense at all

A court in Uganda has given a lifetime prison sentence to a man convicted of illegally trafficking wildlife products, but the verdict leaves wildlife officials and human rights activists at odds over whether it fits the crime. On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Ugandan Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court sentenced Pascal Ochiba to life in prison…

Uganda ivory trader jailed for life

Ugandan court sentences man to life in prison over illegal possession of ivory-

The wildlife authority describes this as a landmark punishment in the protection of rare species.

A court in Uganda has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison, the longest sentence for such crimes in the country's history.

Illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-largest illicit activity worldwide, generating $7 (Shs23bn) per year

A court in Uganda has given a lifetime prison sentence to a man convicted of illegally trafficking wildlife products