III. INTRODUCTION 4. In the instant case, the Applicant came to plead violation of his human rights, alleging that in 2013 armed men attacked the military barracks in Agadez (Niger Republic). That after the defence and security forces discovered that the attackers had spent the night before the attack in his house, he was notified that he was being prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor's Office before the Niamey High Court for complicity in murder and assassination, association with criminals linked to a terrorist enterprise, and that he was accused for the same crimes and arrested on 13 June 2013 by the investigating judge of the Niamey Special High Court anti-terrorism chamber. That after seven years of detention, the Applicant has not only not been tried, but remains in the pre-trial detention. IV. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT 5. The application initiating proceedings (Doc.1), gathered with six (6) documents, was registered at the Registry of this Court on July 13, 2020. 6. The Defendant State, the Republic of Niger, which was duly served on 16 July 2020, submitted its defence (Doc. 2) on 20 August 2020. 7. The objection was served on the Applicant on 28 August 2020 who did not make any comment on it. 8. The virtual hearing was scheduled for 21 October 2021, but only the Defendant's representative appeared and made his oral arguments on the merits of the case. 9. The trial of the case was adjourned to April 1, 2022. 4