girl. The Applicant was arrested on 2 February 2014, and charged with the offence of rape. He was tried and, on 14 August 2015, convicted of rape and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the District Court of Nyamagana, sitting in Nyamagana, Mwanza (Criminal Case No. 33/2014). 4. The Applicant then appealed to the High Court of Tanzania sitting at Mwanza (Criminal Appeal No. 119/2015) which, on 14 December 2015, dismissed the appeal. 5. Dissatisfied with this decision, the Applicant appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania sitting at Mwanza (Criminal Appeal No. 94/2016) which, on 18 October 2016, dismissed the appeal. 6. The Applicant, further, filed an application for review at the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, at Mwanza (Criminal Application No. 6/08 of 2017), which on 9 July 2018, dismissed the application for review. B. Alleged violations 7. III. The Applicant alleges violation of the following rights: i. The right to equal protection of the law under Article 3(2) of the Charter. ii. The right to dignity under Article 5 of the Charter. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 8. The Application was filed on 1 November 2018. On 17 December 2018, the Court requested the Applicant to file his submissions on reparations. On 29 January 2019, the Applicant filed his submission on reparations. 9. On 7 April 2019, the Application and the submissions on reparations were served on the Respondent State. 3