.$$ssi e to a third country, arbitrarily prevent this person from returning to his or her own country".24 107. The Court notes that Article 14 of the 1999 Rwandan Law on lmmigration and Emigration states that on returning to Rwanda, wherever they are coming from, Rwandans and members of their families must be in possession of a passport or another document replacing the passport' .25 108. By arbitrarily revoking the Applicants' passports, the Respondent state deprived them of their traveling documents and consequently prevented them from returning to their country and traveling to other countries and thus exercising their right to freedom of movement as provided under Article 12(Z) of the Charter. 109. ln light of the foregoing the Court finds that the Respondent State has violated Article 12 (2) of the Charter. iii. Allegation relating to violation of the right to political participation 110. The Applicants assert that the alleged revocation of their passports amounts to a revocation of nationality and such deprivation of nationality impacts their right to participate in political life. 111. The Respondent State has not responded to this allegation 112.Article 13(1) of the Charter provides that "Every citizen shal have the right to participate freely in the government of his country, either directly or through freely chosen representatives in accordance with the provisions of the law.,, 2a Anudo Anudo v Tanzania (Merits), S 98, citing the United Nations Human R ights Committee, General Comment No. 27 on Freedom of Movement. 25Article 14 of Rwandan Law No. 17lgg of 1999 on lmmigration and Emigration. 25