SECTOR 1 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.1 (2012 = 2.3; 2010 = 1.8; 2007 = 2.3) 1.3 There are no laws or parts of laws restricting freedom of expression such as excessive official secrets, libel acts, legal requirements that restrict the entry into the journalistic profession or laws that unreasonably interfere with the functions of media. “We have all the laws that restrict all these items, and the only good thing is that government has not implemented some of them.” Some laws that restrict freedom of expression include: Sections of the Penal Code Act, which punish libel and incitement, although sections 39 and 40 on sedition were struck down as unconstitutional in 2010. Section 13 of the Anti-Homosexual Act of 2014, which was struck down by the Constitutional Court, criminalised the ‘promotion of homosexuality’, including the, “production, procuring, marketing, broadcasting, disseminating, publishing of pornographic materials for purposes of promoting homosexuality.” Section 9(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002, “which has several broad and unfettered definitions,” and fails to clearly define “terrorism”; criminalises the publication, dissemination and unlawful possession of materials, including” audio or video tapes or written or electronic literature…that promote terrorism”. Other laws directly related to the media that also restrict these freedoms include: The Press and Journalism Act of 1995, amongst others, sets up a media council to “regulate the conduct and promote good ethical standards and dis-cipline of journalists”, “to exercise disciplinary 16 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER UGANDA 2016