bleeding, impotence; complete loss of the sense of smell and taste; partial deafness, partial loss of vision and paralysis of his torso; loss of bowel control and sensation in his back, joint immobility, frequent fainting episodes and s~vere headaches. In addition, he suffers from severe depression, loneliness, anger and fear. 12. The Complainants allege that as a result of his ordeal and his present physical and psychological state, he is unable to gain employment and therefore has no means of supporting himself, his children or paying for medical treatment. 13. Further to the receipt of the Complaint, the Secretariat received additional information from the Complainants illustrating the developments that took place subsequent to their filing of the initial c;:ommunication in May 2009 as follows: 14. The Complainants allege that in June 2009,::the Victim was transferred without due process by Rwandan Security Agents from Rwanda to Uganda and handed over to individuc:tls of the Ugandan Security Services. He was again detained for one month in a secret detention facility in Kololo in Kampala, Uganda. The Complainants state that the Victim escaped and fle.d to Tanzania ,where he contacted the United Nations Office of the I-ligh Commissioner for Refugees in Dar es Salaam. 15. While in Tanzania, the Complainants state that the Victim was accorded Refugee Protection Status on 14 May 2010, on grounds that he should be protected from return to a country where he is at risk of torture. While the process of resettlement was ongoing, on 13 September 2010, Ugandan security operatives abducted the Victim in Dar es Salaam where he was again allegedly tortured. 16. The Complainants allege that on 14 July 2011, the Victim was forcibly removed from Nairobi, Kenya, to Uganda, where he was placed in Mbale Military Camp and was allegedly tortured. As a result, the Complainants state that the Victim has difficulties standing, walking and using his right arm. 17. The Complainants further allege that on 25 July 2011, the Victim was asked by officials of the Uganda Police Defence Forces (UPDF) to withdraw REDRESS' s mandate to represent him before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) and was then released. ::;--: •;;;w~ {( ,fJ:,0"' ~<,l'-E'T ".......-------.. , ([ n -;, ~-'I ~