The Court THOMPSON, composed of: Augustino S. L. RAMADHANI, Vice-President, Fatsah OUGUERGOUZ, President, Duncan TAMBALA, Elsie N. Sylvain ORE, El Hadji GUISSE, Ben KIOKO, Rafaéa BEN ACHOUR, Solomy Balungi BOSSA, Angelo Vasco MATUSSE — Judges; and Robert ENO - Registrar. In accordance with Rule 8 (4) (d) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules’), Justice Gérard Niyungeko a national of Burundi, requested to be recused and did not hear the Application. In the matter of: FEMI FALANA THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS After deliberations, Makes the following order: Nature of the Application 1 The Court received, on 7 September 2015, an Application by Femi Falana, (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant’) instituting proceedings against the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent’). 2. The Applicant is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Ekiti states of the Federal Application in his personal capacity and human rights violations in Burundi. Republic of Nigeria. He has filed the on behalf of the victims of alleged