Communication 431/12 – Thomas Kwoyelo v. Uganda
Articles alleged to have been violated:
9. The Complainant alleges that the Respondent State has violated the rights of the
Victim as guaranteed in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.1(a), (b) and (d), 16 and 26 of the
African Charter.
Prayers
10. The Complainant prays the Commission to:
i.
Find a violation of the above mentioned articles of the Charter by the State
of Uganda;
ii.
Order the Government of Uganda to:
a. pay adequate compensation to the Victim for the rights violated;
b. conduct an effective and impartial investigation into the circumstances
of the arrest and detention and the subsequent treatment of the Victim;
c. enforce existing domestic legislation aimed at effecting the State's
positive responsibility in preventing torture, cruel and other inhuman
treatment or punishment; and
d. investigate the violations, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Procedure:
11. The Secretariat received the Compliant on 19 October 2012, and acknowledged
receipt of the same on 7 December 2012.
12. At its 13th Extra-Ordinary Session, held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 19 to 25
February 2013, the Commission decided to be seized of the Communication. On
27 February 2013, the Secretariat informed the Complainant of the Commission’s
decision to be seized and invited the Complainant to submit its arguments on
Admissibility. By Note Verbale of the same date, the Secretariat informed the
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62nd Ordinary Session, 25 April – 9 July 2018