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 3 62nd Ordinary Session, 25 April – 9 July 2018