of the United Nations, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the
provisions of the Charter or of any legal instrument of the African Union in
fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(g) of the Rules.
59. The Court, therefore, finds that all the admissibility conditions of Rule 50(2)
of the Rules have been met and declare the Application admissible.
VII. MERITS
60. On the merits, the Applicant alleges the violation of his rights protected in
the Charter, namely: Article 3(1)(2) on the right to equal protection of the
law; Article 4 on the right to life; Article 5 on the right to dignity; Article 6 on
the right to liberty; and Article 7 of the Charter on the right to a fair trial.
61. The Court observes that the Applicant alleges similar violations falling under
Articles 3 and 7 of the Charter, which relate to the Respondent State’s failure
to provide interpretation services, effective legal representation, and to
guarantee pre-trial detention rights and the right to be heard within a
reasonable time. These issues will be considered together under the alleged
violation of Article 7 on the right to a fair trial.
62. The Court will therefore examine the allegations, starting with the
allegations made under Article 4. As mentioned above, the violations
claimed under Article 3 will be considered under Article 7.
A. Alleged violation of the right to life
63. Citing Article 4 of the Charter, the Applicant contends that every human
being is entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person and may
not be arbitrarily deprived of this right. He alleges that the Respondent State
violated his right to life, namely, by:
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