10. In a Ruling on the request for legal aid, the Court, on 17 October 2019, appointed Advocate Schadrack Ruyenzi to represent the Applicant under its legal aid scheme. 11. After several extensions of time, the Respondent State filed its Response to the Application on 12 March 2020, which was transmitted to the Applicant on 16 March 2020. 12. The Applicant did not file any submission in spite of several extensions of time. 13. Pleadings were closed on 10 June 2021 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 14. The Applicant prays the Court to find that the Respondent State violated the rights enumerated in paragraph 7 above and make an order as follows: i. Special and specific Declaration regarding the Applicant’s situation: a. granting of presidential pardon; b. outright commutation of the twenty (20) years’ prison sentence to a less heavy sentence; ii. c. conditional release; d. amicable settlement based on respect for human and people’s rights. By way of general Declarations on the legal and judicial order of the Respondent State, the Applicant prays the Court for an order compelling the Respondent State to: a. Pay compensation for all material and moral prejudice suffered and all such prejudice resulting from maltreatment; b. Respect the inherent dignity of persons deprived of their liberty in all circumstances; 5