12. The Respondent ratified ~ne African Charter on Human and Peoples ' Rights on 9 March 1984 and the Protocol on 10 February2006, and is party to both instruments; it equally deposited, on 29 March 2010, a declaration accepting the competence of the Court to receive cases from individuals and NonGovernmental Organizations, within the meaning of Article 34(6) of the Protocol read together with Article 5(3) of the Protocol. 13. The alleged violations the Applicant is complaining about are guaranteed under Article 7 of the Charter and Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("hereinafter referred to as ICCPR"), and the Court therefore has prima facie jurisdiction ratione matenae over the application The Respondent acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 11 June 1976 and deposited its instrument of accession on the same date. 14 In light of the foregoing, the Court has satisfied itself that, prima facie , it has jurisdiction to deal with the application. IV. On the provisi onal measu res sought 15. In his Application, the Applicant did not request the Court to order provisional measures; 16. Under Article 27(2) of the Protocol and Rule 51 (1) of the Rules, the Court is empowered to order provisional measures proprio motu in cases of extreme gravity and when necessary to avoid irreparable harm to persons", and "which it deems necessary to adopt in the interest of the parties or of justice, 17. 1t is for the Court to decide In each situation if, in the light of the particul ar circumstances, it should make use of the power provtded for by the aforementioned provisions; 18. The Applicant is on death row and it appears from this application that there exists a situation of extreme gravity, as well as a risk of irreparable harm to the Applicant: 4