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: 17

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