i, Its obligation to protect citizens’ right to participate freely in the government of their country as provided under Article 13(1) and (2) of the Charter: Its obligation to protect the right to equal protection of the law, as provided under Article 10(3) of the ACDEG, Article 3(2) of the Charter and Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter referred to as the “ICCPR”); and Its commitment to comply with the judgment of the Court in a case to which it was a party within the time stipulated by the Court and to guarantee its execution in accordance with Article 30 of the Protocol. SUMMARY 13. OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT On 10 September 2019, an Application was filed which also contained a request for provisional measures. 14. On 19 September 2019, the Application was served on the Respondent State and the latter was invited to respond to the request for provisional measures within seven (7) days and to the Application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice. 15. On 24 September 2019, the Applicants filed an amended Application, requesting that it replace the one filed on 10 September 2019. 16. On 25 September amended 2019, Application the Registry notified and invited it to respond the Respondent State of the within fifteen (15) days to the request for provisional measures and within sixty (60) days to the Application. 17. The Respondent State filed its Response to the request for provisional measures in the initial Application measures 18. on 1 October 2019 and to the request for provisional in the amended Application on 15 October 2019. On 18 October 2019, the Applicants filed their Reply on the request for provisional measures to which the Respondent State responded on 7 November 2019.