5. By judgment of 24 January 2018, the Abidjan Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the trial court. 6. On 5 February 2018, the Applicant filed Cassation Appeal No. 14 and, without awaiting the outcome of his appeal, he filed the present Application before this Court. B. Alleged Violations 7. The Applicant alleges violation of the following rights: i. The right to a fair trial, protected by Article 7 of the Charter; ii. The right to an effective remedy provided for in Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the UDHR”); iii. The right of access to a judge and to justice, protected by Article 7(1) of the Charter and Article 10 of the UDHR; iv. The obligation on a judge to proffer reasons for his decision in a criminal trial; v. The right to protection of the dignity of an incarcerated person, protected by Articles 5 of the Charter and 10(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the ICCPR”); and vi. The principle of proportionality of punishment. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 8. The Application was filed on 22 July 2019, together with a request for legal aid. It was served on the Respondent State on 14 August 2019. 9. On 20 September 2019, the Applicant filed his submissions on reparations. 4