Bernado Vieira Junior and Thirzah de Pinoa Bernado Vieria, who all are children of the late President sought to intervene voluntarily in the proceedings, and declared that they share in all the arguments presented and orders sought by their mother, who is the main Plaintiff/Applicant in the instant procedure. The State of Guinea Bissau file its Memorial in Defence at the Registry of the Court on 25 Januarys 2018. III – Pleas – in Law by the parties In support of her Application, Plaintiff/Applicant argued that the facts of the case as exposed by her constitute a violation of the right to life, and the violation of the right to fair hearing. In support of the violation of the right to life, Mrs. Nazaré Gomes de Pina invokes the following instruments: - Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides that: « Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person » ; - Article 6§1 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights, which provides that: « Every individual has the inherent right to life. This rights shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life. » ; - Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Right, which provides that: « Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and integrity of his person: no one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right. » According to Plaintiff/Applicant, the preservation of this right places a positive obligation on States to take all necessary measures for the protection of the lives of the persons living under their jurisdiction namely, by the 3