iv. The right to education, protected by Article 17(1) of the Charter, Article 13(2) of the ICESCR and Articles 1 and 2 of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 10. The Application was filed on 7 August 2017 and served on the Respondent State on 19 December 2017. 11. The Parties filed their submissions on the merits and reparations within the time-limits prescribed by the Court. 12. Pleadings were closed on 6 March 2019 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 13. The Applicants pray the Court to: i. Find that it has jurisdiction to hear the Application; ii. Declare the Application admissible; iii. Find that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s right to equality before the law and the right to equal protection of the law without any discrimination in accessing public service, protected by Articles 25 and 26 of the ICCPR and 3 of the Charter; iv. Find that the Respondent State violated the Applicants’ right to be promoted, protected under Articles 15 of the Charter and 7(c) of the ICESCR; v. Find that the Respondent State violated the Applicants’ right to education, protected by Article 17(1) of the Charter, Article 13(2) of the ICESCR and Articles 1 and 2 of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education; vi. Order the Respondent State to cease the violations of their rights, regularise their situation and upgrade them, in line with the provisions of 5