RULING OF THE COURT . INTRODUCTION . Rule 36 of the East African 2013 (‘The Rules’) when a party Court of Justice provides wishes to be for the granted Rules procedure leave of Procedure, to be to appear invoked as amicus curiae in proceedings pending before the Court. . Pursuant Nations to the above Programme of Motion leave wy on Rights as the Secretariat of the Joint United HIV/AIDS dated 26th May, to intervene Human Rule, 2015, amicus (‘The Applicant’) has now applied curiae in Reference Awareness and Promotion by a Notice to be granted No.6 of 2014, Forum (HRAPF) . arid The Attorney General of Uganda. .The above Reference was filed by HRAPF, a human rights organization registered as a company limited by guarantee in the Republic of Uganda, provisions in Uganda’s further seeking a and principally Anti-Homosexuality declaratory provisions are rights rule of law in Articles and challenges allegedly order in violation 6(d) Act that of the and FOR THE INTENDED AMICUS Executive Director, and in Submissions Deya, Dr. is challenged principles of human 7(2) of the Treaty for (‘The Treaty’. the Supporting Affidavit Mariangela by its Learned Counsel, stated that because and CURIAE/ APPLICANT . The Applicant in the body of its Motion, of its 2014 the the Establishment of the East African Community . CASE certain Batista Galvao Mr. Donald of its objectives and mandate Sinao Omondi since it APPLICATIONS No.3 OF 2015 Page 2